Ons-wards and upwards for Jabeur in Abu Dhabi
FORMER world number two Ons Jabeur kick-started her Abu Dhabi campaign with a hard-fought win over former Roland Garros champion Jelena Ostapenko 7-6 7-5, to reach the second round of the WTA 500 event. Jabeur suffered knee and shoulder injuries last season that bookended her 2024 campaign and saw her freefall down the rankings. Much […]
Birrell blitzes Brisbane finalist in Singapore
A DOMINANT performance from Australian Kimberly Birrell saw the wildcard dismiss Brisbane International finalist Polina Kudermetova in a comprehensive straight-sets win at the Singapore Tennis Open today. Birrell raced through her match against the fifth seed with a 6-3 6-2 result in just 62 minutes to secure her spot in the Round of 16. The […]
Armenian upset: Avanesyan battles past Badosa in Brisbane
ALMOST 12 months after knocking off Top 10 talent Maria Sakkari at Melbourne Park aligned to Russia, now-Armenian aligned Elina Avanesyan produced an equally eye-catching performance with a three-set victory over former world number three and fourth seed, Paula Badosa to reach the third round of the Brisbane International. A capable player with powerful ground […]
Wozniacki reaches second week
DANISH veteran Caroline Wozniacki is no stranger to going deep in US Opens, with the former world number one reaching the fourth round for the eighth time in her illustrious career.While the two-time runner-up and three-time semi-finalist is yet to claim the ultimate prize at Flushing Meadows, the 2018 Australian Open champion is within four […]
Sofia Kenins into US Open second round
AMERICAN talent Sofia Kenin survived a three-set thriller against Emma Raducanu in what was a battle of two young former Grand Slam winners who have overcome obstacles since their wins to rise back into the Top 100. Kenin won in front of home fans 6-1 3-6 6-4 to advance through to the Round of 64, […]
Raducanu returns to roll Renata
BRITISH wildcard Emma Raducanu has returned to the scene where he career exploded three years earlier, winning in straight set in the first round of Wimbledon. In front of a passionate home crowd, the nation’s talented young gun who rose to fame in 2021 after reaching a fourth round at the All-England club then remarkable […]
Rybakina romps to Roland Garros rout
FOURTH seed Elena Rybakina was in no mood to waste time overnight at Roland Garros, kick-starting the claycourt Grand Slam with a dominant 6-2 6-3 victory over Belgian Greet Minnen. The Kazakh was unstoppable at times, and once she found her rhythm, her opponent had no answers. Despite the world number 85 being able to […]
WTA Tour Scores: February 23, 2022 – Doha, Guadalajara
FINDING all the WTA Tour scores in one place can be difficult, so Rookie Me Central has you covered. Here are all the main draw tournament results from yesterday, February 23. For the WTA Tour, that is the WTA 1000 event in Doha and the WTA 250 event in Guadalajara. Note: Due to time difference, the results […]
WTA Tour midweek update: Top seeds all advance in predictable week in Ostrava and Columbus
TWO WTA Tour tournaments are at the quarter finals stage of the event, with unsurprising results across the board for the most part. We take a look at who is firing as the Tour gets to the pointy end of the season. OSTRAVA OPEN WTA 500: The four big guns in at the WTA Tour […]
WTA Tour wrap: Americans reign on opening day of Charleston 250 event
IT was a successful opening day of the 2021 MUSC Health Women’s Open WTA 250 event in Charleston, with the Americans mostly successful on home soil and seeing four of the day’s five seeds collect wins. Third seed Shelby Rogers exploded out of the blocks with a 6-0 6-1 victory over compatriot Caty McNally, requiring just 62 minutes […]
