FINDING all the ATP and WTA Tour scores in one place can be difficult, so Rookie Me Central has you covered. Here are all the main draw results from the tennis tournaments heading into February 1.
ATP TOUR
OPEN SUD DE FRANCE:
Montpellier, France | ATP 250 | Hard
The sole hard court even completed qualifying overnight, with the two Round of 32 matches wrapped up later in the day. Both seeds advanced through to the second round, with David Goffin coming back from a set deficit to post a three-set victory over Frenchman Benjamin Bonzi, whilst Kazakhstan hopeful Alexander Bublik fought past two tiebreak sets to win over Tallon Griekspoor.
ROUND OF 32:
[6] Alexander Bublik (KAZ) defeated Tallon Griekspoor (NED) 7-6 7-6
[8] David Goffin (BEL) defeated Benjamin Bonzi (FRA) 2-6 7-5 6-1
CORDOBA OPEN:
Cordoba, Argentina | ATP 250 | Clay
A fairly impressive clay court tournament saw the one seed play the opening match, with Spaniard Pedro Martinez overcoming Brazillian Thiago Monteiro in a come-from-behind win, 4-6 6-4 7-6. At the time of publishing, Argentinian Facundo Bagnis and Peruvian qualifier Juan Pablo Varillas were locked at a set each, whilst seventh seed Benoit Paire was preparing to play Spaniard Jaume Munar later in the day
ROUND OF 32:
[8] Pedro Martinez (ESP) defeated Thiago Monteiro (BRA) 4-6 6-4 7-6
[Q] Juan Pablo Varillas (PER) vs. Facundo Bagnis (ARG)
Jaume Munar (ESP) vs. [7] Benoit Paire (FRA)
TATA OPEN MAHARASHTRA:
Pune, India | ATP 250 | Clay
The first of the three tournaments to be completed from a time difference perspective to Australia, the headline of the Tata Open was former world number 82, Yuki Bhambri reaching the second round. Following an epic 12-10 first tiebreaker loss, the local 29-year-old defeated Slovakia’s Jozef Kovalik to reach the Round of 16. It was not as promising for Bhambri’s compatriot Prajnesh Gunneswaran, who was knocked off by German fifth seed Daniel Altmaier in straight sets, whilst Frenchman Quetin Halys and Romanian Radu Albot both advanced in their first round matches.
ROUND OF 32:
[5] Daniel Altmaier (GER) defeated [WC] Prajnesh Gunneswaran (IND) 7-5 6-2
Quentin Halys (FRA) defeated [7] Ricardas Berankis (LTU) 6-1 6-2
Radu Albot (ROU) defeated Federico Gaio (ITA) 6-2 7-6
[PR] Yuki Bhambri (IND) defeated Jozef Kovalik (SVK) 6-7 6-3 7-5
WTA TOUR
The next WTA Tour tournament takes place on February 7 in St Petersburg for the WTA 500 St Petersburg Ladies Trophy.
Homecourt Humbert upsets Alcaraz
A RAUCOUS home crowd got Frenchman Ugo Humbert over the line against world number two Carlos Alcaraz to reach the quarter finals of the Paris ATP 1000 Masters. Humbert produced some lights out tennis, motivated by the fans driving him to a 6-1 3-6 7-5 epic victory. He looked to be doing it easy against […]
2024 WTA Finals preview: Singles
EIGHT players, one crown. That is what is in store for the prestigious WTA Finals which sees the best of the best going up against one another in a massive round-robin tournament. All four Grand Slam winners qualify automatically each year, with the remaining top ranked players for the calendar year filling out the eight […]
Popyrin powers to Paris pearler
AUSTRALIAN Alexei Popyrin has produced one of the best wins of his career, defeating fourth seed and US Open winner Daniil Medvedev in an incredible three-set match. Popyrin needed two and a half hours in Paris overnight to book his place in the ATP 1000 Masters Round of 16, winning 6-4 2-6 7-6. The deciding […]
Demon dares to dream as Ruud, Rublev gets rolled
AUSSIE Alex de Minaur‘s hopes of a maiden ATP Finals birth are within his own control after Russian Andrey Rublev suffered a spectacular second round defeat at the Paris Masters overnight. While Rublev went down to Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo in two tiebreakers, de Minaur overcame Cerundolo’s compatriot Mariano Navone, 7-5 6-1. Coming into the ATP […]
Tsitsipas survives first round Paris test
DESPITE being on the ropes early, Greek talent Stefanos Tsitsipas was able to recover and see off Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena in just under two hours at the 2024 Paris Masters. The first round match saw the 10th seed – who has had a mediocre 5-4 record since the Laver Cup – have to fight […]
Frenchman aces past Shelton to win
BECOMING the lowest ranked player to win the Swiss Indoors event since it joined the official ATP Tour, Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard is now an ATP 500 champion. The towering young talent aced his way to victory against equally impressive server Ben Shelton, providing an ominous sign of things to come in a 6-4 7-6 […]
Zheng salutes in Tokyo for first WTA 500 title
A TWO-time winner in Palermo and an Olympic gold medalist in Paris, Chinese world number seven Qinwen Zheng can now add a home continent title to her CV after triumphing in Tokyo today. The top seed at the Pan Pacific Open was able to fend off a determined Sofia Kenin in straight sets, 7-6 6-3 […]
Young guns fire in Basel
A QUARTET of future stars battled it out in the Swiss Indoors ATP 500 semi-finals overnight, giving fans a glimpse into what to expect over the next decade. In the end, 2024’s big improver in huge serving Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, and American cult hero Ben Shelton booked their places in the Basel decider. Mpetshi […]
Zheng fights off Shnaider, sets up Kenin clash
A DROUGHT will be broken one way or another in today’s Pan Pacific Open final in Tokyo when top seed Qinwen Zheng and American wildcard Sofia Kenin face off the in the WTA 500’s decider. Zheng is gunning for her first WTA Tour title outside of Palermo, while Kenin can break an incredible four-year titleless […]
