Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2023 02:27:12 +0000
MELBOURNE (AFP) – In drawing level with Rafael Nadal’s record 22 Grand Slam titles, Novak Djokovic reignited the debate about who is the greatest men’s tennis player of all time. For some, the Serb settled it with his record-extending 10th Australian Open crown. Certainly his vanquished opponent on Rod Laver Arena thinks so. “He’s the […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2023 06:34:44 +0000
Filipino-Australian Jason Kubler and Rinky Hijikata clinched the men’s doubles title of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Saturday, a feat Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino said should make Filipinos proud. “It’s something that we Filipinos ‒ and the POC ‒ should be proud of and cherish,” said Tolentino of the […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2023 08:39:01 +0000
MELBOURNE (AFP) – Aryna Sabalenka set up a semifinal with surprise-package Magda Linette on Wednesday at the Australian Open, where Novak Djokovic will later step up his bid for a 22nd Grand Slam title. Belarusian Sabalenka looks red-hot favorite to win her first major crown after another ruthless display in defeating Croatia’s Donna Vekic, 6-3, […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2023 06:56:46 +0000
MELBOURNE (AFP) – Caroline Garcia became the latest top-10 seed to fall at the Australian Open with a shock defeat to Magda Linette, but Aryna Sabalenka blasted her way into the quarterfinals on Monday. This is the first Grand Slam since the Open era began in 1968 to lose the top two seeds in both […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2023 09:32:17 +0000
MELBOURNE (AFP) – Defending champion Rafael Nadal crashed out of the Australian Open in round two to 65th-ranked American Mackenzie McDonald in a major upset Wednesday, his worst Grand Slam result in seven years. The Spanish 36-year-old, who was struggling with what appeared to be a hip injury, slumped 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 at Rod Laver […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2022 04:44:25 +0000
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) – A “highly motivated” Rafael Nadal welcomed rival Novak Djokovic’s much-anticipated return to the Australian Open as “good for tennis” Wednesday, while brushing off suggestions this may be his last tilt at the season-opening Grand Slam. The 36-year-old Spanish great, who recently became a father, is beginning his new season at the […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2022 07:02:11 +0000
DUBAI (AFP) – Novak Djokovic is hoping he will receive a warm welcome from the public when he returns to the Australian Open next month, now that the drama surrounding his vaccination status and deportation is officially behind him. A nine-time champion at Melbourne Park, Djokovic was unable to compete in the opening Grand Slam […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2022 04:25:52 +0000
SYDNEY (AFP) – World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty stunned the tennis world Wednesday by announcing her early retirement from the sport at the age of just 25. Barty dropped the bombshell weeks after becoming the first home-grown champion of the Australian Open in 44 years, joining tennis royalty’s most exclusive club with a Grand Slam […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Jeremiah M. Sevilla| Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 09:10:34 +0000
Alex Eala is the first Filipino woman to grab a Grand Slam title. The teen tennis star Eala and her Indonesian partner Priska Nugroho crushed Matilda Mutavdzic of Great Britain and Ziva Falkner of Slovenia, 6-1, 6-2, to rule the 2020 Australian Open junior girls’ doubles tournament on Friday at the Melbourne Park. Eala, 14, […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Agence France-Presse| Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2020 16:17:31 +0000
MELBOURNE: Coco Gauff’s bid for history at the Australian Open ended in tears in the last 16 on Sunday as the 15-year-old crashed out in three sets to fellow American Sofia Kenin. The 14th seed Kenin recovered from a set down to win convincingly 6-7 (5/7), 6-3, 6-0. She plays China’s 27th seed Wang Qiang […]
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