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.
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