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 […]
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 […]
ATP Tour wrap: Upsets set the tone at ATP 250 events
A HUGE day of results played out across the trio of ATP 250 tournaments, as a couple of huge upsets set the tone. In the Switzerland Round of 16, Czech qualifier – and ATP Tour debutant – Vit Kopriva pulled off an impressive upset over number one seed Denis Shapovalov, coming from behind to claim a huge […]
ATP Tour wrap: French fall as Sinnik survives thriller to advance at Roland Garros
IT was a forgettable day for the French fans in Paris, as all six French representatives were bundled out of the 2021 Roland Garros ATP draw in the first round on day two. In a day that was largely favourable to seeds – with eight of the 10 seeds in action grabbing wins – there […]
ATP Miami Open 1000: Ivashka wins in three tiebreakers, as Aussies advance
TWO retirements, three tiebreak sets over more than three hours, and a couple of Australians back on the winners list, there was plenty to talk about at the 2021 ATP Miami Open on Thursday. The epic three-set, three-tiebreaker match went down to the wire over three hours and 18 minutes, before Belarusian Ilya Ivashka got […]
ATP Tour wrap: Horror day for Aussies in Dubai
IT was a day to forget for Australian representatives in the 2021 Dubai Tennis Championships, as all four of the nation’s competitors bowed out of the ATP 500 event. Top hope Alex de Minaur lost to Frenchman Jeremy Chardy in the only Round of 32 match of the day, while John Millman, Christopher O’Connell and […]
ATP 250 wraps: Popyrin and Bublik to battle for maiden title in Singapore; upsets galore in Cordoba
TWO very different scenarios in Montpellier and Singapore were reached, with the top two players making the Open Sud de France final, as two title-less ATP Tour opponents will engage in the Singapore decider. Whilst the other two tournaments have thrown up more than their fair share of surprises, the end result for the Open […]
ATP 250 wraps: Albot upsets Mannarino in Singapore as top seeds advance in Montpellier
IT was a huge day of ATP Tour action across the globe, as we look at how the matches went down in Montpellier, Singapore and Cordoba with the quarter finals completed in two tournaments, and the Round of 16 wrapped up in the latter one. Looking at Montpellier, the top two seeds remain on a […]
ATP 250 wraps: Ebden upsets Millman in Singapore, as seeds tumble in Montpellier
IT was another big day across the three ATP 250 events, with Round of 16 matches completed in two of them, while Cordoba’s time difference meant the rest of its second round clashes will be completed over the next eight hours. Two top four upsets in the Round of 16 have flung the door wide […]
