2022 Australian Open Scoreboard: Day 2
DAY TWO of the 2022 Australian Open saw more upsets than its predecessor, and some epic five-set and three-set contests in the men’s and women’s draws respectively. At the conclusion of the day, the full first round is complete, with second round matches – Round of 64 – kicking off today. Despite a scare from […]
Stosur’s swansong rolls on; Inglis stuns Fernandez
RETIRING US Open winner, Australian Samantha Stosur has lived to fight another day after winning her first round match at the 2022 Australian Open. Kick-starting her final singles tournament in her home country, Stosur fought back from a set down to defeat fellow wildcard, United States’ Robin Anderson. The Australian dropped the first set in […]
2022 Australian Open Scoreboard: Day 1
THE 2022 Australian Open got underway yesterday and in Rookie Me Central’s Australian Open Scoreboard, see how every match went down. The men’s singles went largely to plan, with only Sebastian Korda‘s win over British 12th seed Cameron Norrie, and Australian wildcard Aleksandar Vukic victory 30th seed South African Lloyd Harris the sole seeded upsets. […]
Vukic powers past Harris into second round
AUSTRALIAN wildcard Aleksandar Vukic has continued his remarkable start to the season by upsetting South African power server Lloyd Harris on the opening day of the 2022 Australian Open. Vukic came from a set down to win against the 30th seed 4-6 6-3 7-5 7-6 in two hours and 55 minutes. The 144th ranked Vukic […]
Anisimova produces stunning comeback
AMERICAN young gun Amanda Anisimova has fought back from a set and a break down to win in three sets over Dutch qualifier Arianne Hartono. The talented United States representative already has a title to her name this season when she won in Melbourne a fortnight ago, but she could not get going in the […]
2022 Australian Open preview
AFTER another long year Down Under, the Australian Open kicks off today in the opening Grand Slam of the tennis year. The biggest controversy happened well before a ball was bounced with world number one and Australian Open record holder Novak Djokovic deported back to Serbia. It means there will be a new reigning champion, […]
Barty-Osaka fourth round clash highlights Aus Open draw
A MASSIVE potential fourth round clash between reigning champion Naomi Osaka and world number one Ash Barty highlighted the women’s Australian Open draw today. In an unbelievable sight, arguably the two best players in the world – and two favourites will instead meet in the Round of 16 instead of the final. Though Osaka has […]
Tennis Australia confirms Aussie summer swing
TENNIS Australia has confirmed the tournaments for the upcoming Australian summer swing for both the ATP and WTA Tours. In an email sent out to the players, Tennis Australia announced that tournaments will be played in Adelaide and Sydney, as well as non-stop action in Melbourne. TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE ATP TOUR Adelaide International ATP Cup Melbourne […]
Djokovic claims remarkable ninth Australian Open title
WORLD number one Novak Djokovic has edged ever closer to joining Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal on 20 Grand Slam titles after taking home his ninth Australian Open Grand Slam in straight sets last night. Taking on the in-form Daniil Medvedev, Djokovic fought past a tougher first set, to dismiss the reigning ATP Finals winner […]
Osaka wins fourth Grand Slam title in convincing fashion
JAPAN’s Naomi Osaka produced a dominant performance on Saturday night to defeat American Jennifer Brady 6-4 6-3 and win her fourth Grand Slam title. Although the two sets were quite different, Osaka was far more consistent with her groundstrokes throughout the contest. Brady committed 31 unforced errors and four double faults for the match, far […]
