Think it was rather interesting to see how pumped up the kids were for Halle. Fist-pumping and screaming like it was a Grand Slam final. And what’s with this boy Rublev having “intimidated” players like Verdasco on court? What is with their manners? Both Borna Coric and Alexander Zverev are up and coming stars and belief shone in their eyes all through their matches against Berdych and Karlovic. Still, Berdych was way too good for Coric, winning 6-3 6-2 and Karlovic edged out Zverev 6-7 6-3 6-3. The younglings are coming, but they still have lots to learn. Same went …
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Kokkinakis
Okay, it’s a dramatic headline crafted to grab your hard-earned attention for tomorrow’s top action. But what I also mean about it is all the youngsters that seem to have enough confidence to challenge the established pro’s in Australian Open. The first round witnessed Janowicz, a talented young man himself, go two sets down against 19-year-old home boy Thompson (Janowicz got through in 5 in the end) and tomorrow we’re tuning into 17-year-old (!) Thanasi Kokkinakis (above pic) who’s playing world number one, Rafael Nadal. Shouldn’t be a tight match, but he’s 17 and already in the 2nd round in a …