Tennis

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2022 02:21:13 +0000

By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Alex Eala outplayed Eva Guerrero Alvarez of Spain, 6-3, 2-6, 6-2, in the W25 Corroios-Seixal International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament in Portugal Wednesday. The 17-year-old junior sensation dug deep into her bag of tricks to overcome a second set stumble and advance to the second round of the $25,000 tournament. The victory […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 06 Jul 2022 04:17:26 +0000

LONDON (AFP) – Defending champion Novak Djokovic battled back from two sets down to reach an 11th Wimbledon semifinal on Tuesday as Ons Jabeur became the first Arab woman to book a place in the last-four of a Grand Slam. Djokovic triumphed, 5-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2, over Italian 10th seed Jannik Sinner, recovering from […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 05 Jul 2022 03:17:33 +0000

LONDON (AFP) – Rafael Nadal swept into the Wimbledon quarter-finals on Monday, staying on course for a crunch meeting with Nick Kyrgios, who was on his best behaviour in a battling five-set win. In the women’s competition, 2019 champion Simona Halep demolished Spaniard fourth seed Paula Badosa in just 60 minutes to set up a […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 02 Jul 2022 06:27:11 +0000

LONDON (AFP) – Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz closed in on a Wimbledon generational clash on Friday as the women’s draw was left with just four top-10 seeds standing. Three-time defending champion Djokovic demolished Serbian compatriot Miomir Kecmanovic, 6-0, 6-3, 6-4, in the third round to stay on course to equal Pete Sampras as a […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 01 Jul 2022 05:50:53 +0000

LONDON (AFP) – Rafael Nadal was again forced to dig deep to reach the Wimbledon third round on Thursday as women’s top seed Iga Swiatek survived a stumble to win her 37th match on the spin. The Spanish second seed, chasing a calendar Grand Slam, recovered from losing the third set for the second straight match […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 01 Jul 2022 02:58:15 +0000

By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Thursday was a bad day for rising tennis star Alex Eala in Spain as she dropped her two matches, including her singles event in the round of 16 at W25+H Palma del Rio. Eala gave everything she had but her best was not enough, suffering a 6-2, 6-1 defeat to second seeded […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2022 07:59:33 +0000

LONDON (AFP) – Defending champion Novak Djokovic reached the Wimbledon third round for the 16th time on Wednesday as career-long rival Andy Murray suffered his earliest-ever exit from the All England Club. Top seed Djokovic brushed aside 79th-ranked Thanasi Kokkinakis of Australia, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2, and will face Serbian compatriot Miomir Kecmanovic for a last-16 […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2022 07:45:43 +0000

By CARLO ANOLIN Alex Eala and Spaniard partner Marina Bassols Ribera barged into the semifinal of the W25+H Palma del Rio after routing their opponents at the Polideportivo Municipal el Pandero in Spain Thursday, June 30 in Manila.Eala and Bassols Rivera only needed an hour to whip Marta Huqi Gonzales Encinas of Spain and Ashley […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2022 04:46:07 +0000

LONDON (AFP) – Serena Williams tasted bitter defeat on her return to singles tennis at Wimbledon on Tuesday even as Rafael Nadal overcame a huge scare to progress to the second round. Elsewhere on day two of the Championships, title contender Matteo Berrettini was forced to pull out with coronavirus while women’s top seed Iga […]