2024 US Open qualifiers locked in
THE 32 qualifiers for Monday’s US Open have been confirmed after the third round of matches overnight. Among the 16 women are five Australians, with the one Australian male – Li Tu – causing a huge upset to reach the main draw. The 28-year-old South Australian took down third seed Jesper De Jong ranked 58 […]
Joint rocking as Aussies advance at US Open
IN an incredible first two days of tennis action over in Flushing Meadows, a whopping 11 Australians reached the second round of the qualifying. While only the first of three match wins required to make it into the 128-player US Open main draw, the signs were overwhelmingly positive from the green and gold representatives. Teenage […]
Polmans prises win after Haliak scare
AUSTRALIAN second seed Marc Polmans survived a huge scare against Belarusian world number 384 Mikalai Haliak to advance to the quarter finals at the Burnie International Challenger 75 event yesterday. After winning the first set and being in a good position in the second, Polmans dropped off which opened the door for Haliak, and the […]
Adelaide and Auckland bring mixed bag for Aussie boys
IT was an ace day for the Australians in Adelaide, as multiple Aussies picked up wins. One of those was Jordan Thompson, who fresh off the back of his win against Rafael Nadal last week defeated Facundo Diaz Acosta. In just under an hour and a half, the Australian defeated the Argentinian 6-2 6-2. It […]
ITF update: Aussies and Japanese dominate in Burnie
ALL eight of the remaining contenders in the ITF W25 event in Burnie are either home nation hopes or Japanese talents with the Apple Isle event edging closer to the pointy end. Aussie young gun Olivia Gadecki headlines the field, having reached the quarter finals after some impressive performances, and will now take on compatriot […]
2023 Australian Open ICYMI: Day 5
AFTER a day of upsets and epics on Thursday, and though a bit more normality returned to Melbourne Park in the day session, there were still plenty of surprises at night. THE GOOD: Unpredictable wins. China’s Lin Zhu stunned sixth seed Maria Sakkari in three sets, while Sebastian Korda took down 2022 finalist, Daniil Medvedev […]
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 […]
ATP & WTA Tour Scores: Jan 11, 2022
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 January 12. We have also noted down some key matches to look forward to later today. Sydney Tennis Classic Fresh off […]
ATP & WTA Tour Scores: Jan 9, 2022
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 January 10. We have also noted down some key matches to look forward to later today. Sydney Tennis Classic The big […]
Around the Tours: Osaka wins tough upon return
JAPANESE star Naomi Osaka has made a winning return to the WTA Tour in Melbourne, getting up in a tight three-set win over Frenchwoman Alize Cornet. It was the perfect start for Osaka, perhaps not the most dominant of performances, but she blew out the cobwebs and came away with the win. Cornet is a […]
