Indian Wells D4 wrap: Gael storms into Pole’s position
FRENCH veteran Gael Monfils has enjoyed a career resurgence in 2024, and that continued in the second round of Indian Wells when he stunned eighth seeded Pole, Hubert Hurkacz. The 37-year-old Monfils bagelled the unsuspecting Hurkacz in the first set, and after losing the second in a tiebreaker stepped back ip to the plate to […]
Swiatek’s swift surge to Doha title
WORLD number one Iga Swiatek made light work of the rest of the competition at Doha, claiming the WTA 500 title in just three hours. That was not the length of the final, but rather, the entire tournament, as Swiatek dropped just five games in three matches, as well as having a first round bye […]
Brilliant Bencic belts Kasatkina in Adelaide
SWISS star Belinda Bencic has dominated her way through the Adelaide International final en route to a WTA 500 title. Winning her first title in Australia, the number eight seed completely took Russian fifth seed Daria Kasatkina to the cleaners in the opening set before running out a 6-0 6-2 winner in just 67 minutes […]
Sakkari sets Greece up for great win
GREECE is on the board officially in the 2022 United Cup, with a double-up performance from Maria Sakkari helping secure a 4-1 win over Bulgaria and open the tournament with a win. After leading 2-0 from the opening day, Sakkari won her individual singles match, then came back and got the job done alongside fellow […]
2022 United Cup preview: Group A
GROUP A kicks off our 2022 United Cup preview series leading up the brand new event taking place across three Australian cities. Group A and Group F are in Perth, with Group B and Group E in Brisbane, and Group C and Group D are in Sydney. There are 18 teams battling it out for […]
Swiatek blasts compatriot in Warsaw homecoming
WORLD number one Iga Swiatek‘s 37-match winning streak might have come to an end at Wimbledon, but the Polish star showed no signs of slowing down in her first match since that event. Swiatek returned home to Warsaw and won her 17th consecutive match on clay with a regulation blitz of compatriot Magdalena Frech. The […]
Thiem returns home, reaches second round
FORMER world number three Dominic Thiem has returned home to much support, winning through to the second round of the ATP 250 event in Kitzbuhel. The Austrian star’s homecoming – at the tournament where he made his debut 11 years ago – was a sweet one, putting away lucky loser, Alexander Shevchenko in straight sets. […]
2022 Indian Wells WTA scores: Round of 128
AS part of the Indian Wells WTA 1000 Masters coverage, we’ll be adding the Round of 128 scores all in one place. The men’s first round of competition started on Wednesday local time and finished on Thursday, with the results uploaded as they were completed. OSAKA RETURNS TO WIN BATTLE OF THE US OPEN CHAMPIONS […]
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 […]
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 […]
