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. […]
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 […]
ATP & WTA Tour Scores: Jan 12, 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 In some […]
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 […]
Around the Tours: Chinese teen continues run
CHINESE teenage Qinwen Zheng continued her remarkable run in Melbourne to reach a quarter final at the event. In what was only her fifth main draw match of her career – she made her WTA Tour main draw debut in Palermo last July – she was able to get past the always tough Vera Zvonareva […]
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 […]
2021 WTA Tour preview: Jabeur’s busy season rolls on as Grand Slam winner fronts up in Romania
TUNISIAN Ons Jabeur has had a remarkable 2021 WTA Tour season, but she is not looking to slow down any time soon with yet another tournament after playing at Indian Wells – and then having to retire at the Kremlin Cup – fronting up in the Courmayeur Ladies Open in Italy. It is one of […]
WTA Tour wrap: Silicon Valley Open and Winners Open shape up on day one
TWO WTA events have begun overnight, with the Silicon Valley Classic hard court 500 tournament starting up in San Jose, United States, while the newly coined Winners Open 250 event has begun in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. In San Jose, both seeds reigned supreme on the opening day, with sixth seed Croatian Petra Martic claiming a speedy […]
WTA Tour wrap: Collins, Zanevksa claim maiden titles
A COUPLE of maiden WTA Tour winners entered the books on the weekend as the Palermo Ladies Open and Poland Open came to a close, with top seed American Danielle Collins claiming the Palermo trophy and Belgian world number 165 Maryna Zanevska taking out the Gdynia event in Poland. In Italy, Collins ended Elena-Gabriela Ruse‘s 12-match winning […]
WTA Tour wrap: Finals set at Palermo and Gdynia
THE semi-finals are done and dusted at both the Palermo Ladies Open and Poland Open, with some intriguing clashes finalising the trophy matches. In Italy, number one seed Danielle Collins continued her excellent run with another win over a seeded competitor, downing China’s Zhang Shuai 6-4 6-3 to earn her maiden tour-level final opportunity. The 75-minute clash […]
