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 results from the tennis tournaments heading into February 15. For the WTA Tour, that is the WTA 500 event in Dubai.
DUBAI DUTY FREE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS:
Dubai, United Arab Emirates | WTA 500 | Hard
The stacked WTA 500 event in Dubai kicked off with a bang, though it was more about the one-sided results than anything else. All five matches that took place were in straight sets, including a couple of one-sided thrashings. In the end, the two seeds out on court in second seed Barbora Krejcikova and sixth seed Iga Swiatek moved through to the second round, seeing off Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia and Russian Daria Kasatkina respectively.
Swiatek only dropped three games in her big win over Kasatkina, bettered only by Czech Petra Kvitova, who found form by destroying Italian Camila Giorgi, 6-2 6-0. In the other two results, Romanian Simona Halep took care of United States’ Alison Riske relatively comfortably, whilst American Jessica Pegula proved that bit more consistent than young compatriot Coco Gauff to advance through to the Round of 16.
Winning just her third match for the season, Kvitova has had a forgettable start to 2022, with the world number 25 and 28-time WTA Tour title winner not able to build momentum. She won against Arantxa Rus in Sydney – albeit in a three-set struggle – and took care of Jule Niemeier in St Petersburg. She is yet to win back-to-back matches though, with first round losses in both the Australian Open – Sorana Cirstea – and Adelaide International – Priscilla Hon – to far lower ranked opponents. Kvitova is likely to take on top seed Aryna Sabalenka in the Round of 16, with the Belarusian set to play young Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk later today.
ROUND OF 32:
[2] Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) defeated Caroline Garcia (FRA) 6-4 7-6
[6] Iga Swiatek (POL) defeated Daria Kasatkina (RUS) 6-1 6-2
Petra Kvitova (CZE) defeated Camila Giorgi (ITA) 6-2 6-0
Simona Halep (ROU) defeated Alison Riske (USA) 6-2 6-4
Jessica Pegula (USA) defeated Coco Gauff (USA) 6-4 6-4
Tsitsipas’ triple treat in Monte Carlo
GREEK star Stefanos Tsitsipas has won his third Monte Carlo Masters, getting past fellow clay court talent Casper Ruud in the final. The decider on Court Rainier III lasted 97 minutes, with the 12th seed winning 6-1 6-4 over the eighth seeded Norwegian, adding the 2024 title to his back-to-back 2021-22 trophies. It is an […]
Monte Carlo madness: Top two ousted in semis
CLAY courts can tend to throw up some big results, and that was certainly the case in the semi-final stage of the 2024 Monte Carlo Masters. With the top two in the world, Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner heading for a memorable final, many expected the pair to face-off in the decider. The only problem? […]
Djoker quells Demon to reach Monte Carlo semis
WORLD number one Novak Djokovic proved that bit too strong for Australian Alex de Minaur, getting home in a tight two-set match at the Monte Carlo Masters. While just a couple of breaks throughout the course of the match separated the players, Djokovic was able to move to within two victories of a third clean […]
Rune wins Dimitrov slog to reach Monte Carlo quarters
WHEN you had to play your Round of 32 match earlier in the day following rain suspension from the previous day, the last thing you want is an epic struggle, but that was exactly the case for Dane Holger Rune who needed three and half hours to get past Grigor Dimitrov and reach the Monte […]
Pop goes the Rublev, as defending champ ousted by Aussie
AUSSIE Alexei Popyrin caused a massive boilover at the Monte Carlo Masters overnight, defeating top 10 star and defending champion Andrey Rublev to set up an all-Aussie third round match with Alex de Minaur. Popyrin has always shown the potential to be a top-line player, and he put it all together against the sixth seed, […]
Demon dash – Aussie races into second round
TOP-RANKED Australian Alex de Minaur was at his brutal best, making light work of Swiss Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka to reach the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters in a flurry. Needing just 63 minutes against the wildcard, de Minaur won 6-3 6-0, including the last eight games of the match. Wasting no […]
Getting his Fils: Arthur slays Hanfmann
YOUNG Frenchman Arthur Fils wasted no time in destroying his German opponent Yannick Hanfmann and making history in the process at the Monte Carlo Masters overnight. The 19-year-old Frenchman became the youngest male player from his nation to win a match at the event in almost two decades when he wiped his lucky loser opponent […]
Badosa spoils Halep return
SPANISH former world number two Paula Badosa played the role of party pooper against former world number one Simona Halep, with the latter returning to the WTA Tour for the first time in 18 months at the Miami Open. Despite Halep completely dominating the first set, Badosa worked her way back into the contest, and […]
Swiatek storms past Sakkari for Indian Wells title
WORLD number one Iga Swiatek showed no mercy against Greek top 10 talent Maria Sakkari, defeating her comprehensively in the 2024 Indian Wells WTA 1000 final, the second time in three years.The pair met back in 2022 with the result the same, though this time it was even more one-sided with Swiatek trouncing the world […]
