Emil Finnishes off Diego in Hamburg
FINNISH rising talent Emil Ruusuvuori has taken down third seed Diego Schwartzman in straight sets to kick off his Hamburg campaign at the ATP 500 event. The 22-year-old was able to upset the third seed with a 7-4 6-4 victory to be one of three victors over seeded players at the event. Ruusuvuori broke four […]
Triple treat for maiden Tour title winners as Petra breaks drought
THREE new Tour winners were crowned overnight as ATP and WTA 250 event finals took place. Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo, and United States representatives Maxime Cressy and Bernarda Pera were all crowned title winners for the first times in their careers. Meanwhile in the fourth final, Croatian Petra Martic won her first final since 2019 to […]
Bondar home title alive with Trevisan upset
HUNGARIAN ninth seed Anna Bondar edged just two wins away from a home title in Budapest, defeating second seed Martina Trevisan in a quarter finals upset. Playing at the Hungarian Grand Prix WTA250 event, Bondar is the sole Hungarian remaining in the draw, and she kept her hopes alive of winning in front of home […]
Cerundolo rolls Ruuderless top seed
ARGENTINIAN Francisco Cerundolo is no stranger to big wins on clay courts, and he produced the goods once again by taking down one of the best clay courters in the world, Norwegian Casper Ruud. The world number 39 has made some big inroads the last couple of years since turning professional in 2018, but playing […]
Rising French talent blitzes opponent in Lausanne
THOUGH perhaps not as well known as some other rising stars on the WTA Tour, Frenchwoman Clara Burel is a 21-year-old with plenty of potential. The world number 106 was in action on the clay at Lausanne, Switzerland, though not for very long. She seemed to be in a hurry as she completely dismantled China’s […]
Bouzkova boots Aus Open finalist in Wimbledon first round
THERE were a number of big upsets on the opening day of Wimbledon, but arguably the biggest – particularly in the ladies’ singles draw was that of Marie Bouzkova. The Czech 23-year-old came from behind to win in two hours and 23 minutes on No.3 Court, defeating Australian Open finalist Danielle Collins in three sets. […]
ATP & WTA Tour Scores: February 8, 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 February 9. ATP TOUR ABN AMRO WORLD TENNIS TOURNAMENT: Rotterdam, Netherlands | ATP 500 | Hard Czech 20-year-old Jiri Lehecka caused the upset […]
2022 Australian Open Scoreboard: Day 3
AS the second round got underway at Melbourne Park, the first of the 2022 Australian Open third round matches became clear. There were a handful of upsets, and some epic contest, but on the most part everything seemed to go fairly to plan. Twelve seeds still remain in the men’s draw, with just one more […]
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. […]
WTA Tour midweek update: Tauson and Juvan topple seeds, Riske finds form
FOUR of the eight quarter finalists at the events in Luxembourg and Potoroz have been decided as we take a quick glimpse at how the first two rounds of action panned out in the WTA Tour 250 events. Over in Slovenia, it was a great day for the home nation, with young gun and future […]
