Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2022 02:34:53 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Alex Eala opened her campaign in the W25+H Palma del Rio in grand style after winning the first round of her singles and doubles matches Wednesday in Spain. The 17-year-old Eala trounced Chile’s Jimar Geraldine Gerald Gonzalez, 6-2, 6-0, in the singles event before teaming up with hometown bet Marina Bassols Ribera […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2022 03:41:49 +0000
LONDON (AFP) – Novak Djokovic became the first player to win 80 matches at all four Grand Slams as he made a successful start to his Wimbledon title defence on Monday while teenage star Carlos Alcaraz battled over five sets to make the second round. Six-time champion and top seed Djokovic saw off South Korea’s […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2022 04:37:48 +0000
LONDON (AFP) – Stefanos Tsitsipas believes Rafael Nadal must feel “immortal” after winning the French Open and moving halfway to the first men’s calendar Grand Slam in more than half a century. The great Spaniard captured a 14th title at Roland Garros earlier this month to add to the Australian Open he secured in January. […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2022 03:36:34 +0000
LONDON (AFP) – Novak Djokovic begins his bid to match Pete Sampras as a seven-time Wimbledon champion on Monday with British Grand Slam title winners Andy Murray and Emma Raducanu also on the Centre Court agenda. In the absence of the banned Daniil Medvedev and injured Alexander Zverev, 20-time major winner Djokovic takes top seeding. […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2022 04:52:00 +0000
LONDON (AFP) – Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal headline the title chase at Wimbledon where eight-time champion Roger Federer, the world’s top two players as well as valuable ranking points will all be missing. Djokovic is bidding for a seventh title at the All England Club to move level with US great Pete Sampras. Nadal, […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2022 04:59:13 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Alex Eala bucked a lethargic opening-set to defeat Yvonne Cavelle-Reimers of Spain, 0-6, 6-2, 7-5, and barge into the quarterfinals of the W60 Madrid International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament in Spain Thursday. Determined to win her her title, the 17-year-old Eala got down to work and regained her composure to outplay Cavalle-Reimers. […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2022 02:57:39 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Alex Eala routed Daniel Seguel of Chile, 6-1, 6-2, to barge into the third round of the W60 Madrid International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament in Spain Wednesday. Eala, 17, dominated her 11th-seeded foe to set up her next meeting with seventh pick Yvonne Cavalle-Reimers of Spain, a 6-2, 3-6, 6-0 winner over […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2022 00:01:53 +0000
PARIS (AFP) – Rafael Nadal won a 14th French Open and record-extending 22nd Grand Slam title on Sunday to become the oldest male champion at Roland Garros and then revealed he will undergo more treatment to cure a potentially career-ending foot injury. In a disappointing final, 36-year-old Nadal routed Casper Ruud, 6-3, 6-3, 6-0, with […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 04 Jun 2022 06:38:18 +0000
Jillian Manangking dominated the girls’ 16- and 18-and-under divisions while Andrei Otoc pulled off a shock win in boys’ 12-U play as they shared MVP honors in the PPS-PEPP Pigcawayan national age-group tennis tournament in Cotabato last Friday. The top-seeded Manangking mastered Saschena Francisco twice, bagging the premier title with a 6-1, 6-3 romp after […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 03 Jun 2022 03:45:39 +0000
PARIS (AFP) – Iga Swiatek romped into her second French Open final on Thursday and will face Coco Gauff for the title after the teenager became the youngest Grand Slam finalist since 2004. World number one Swiatek, the 2020 Roland Garros champion, cruised to a dominant 6-2, 6-1 semi-final victory over Russian Daria Kasatkina after […]
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