Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 31 May 2022 23:38:06 +0000
PARIS (AFP) – Rafael Nadal edged a late-night classic against old rival Novak Djokovic in the early hours of Wednesday in four sets to reach his 15th French Open semifinal. The 13-time Roland Garros champion won the pair’s 59th career meeting 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7/4) after a four-hour-and-12-minute quarter-final on a raucous Court Philippe […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 31 May 2022 04:15:16 +0000
PARIS (AFP) – Novak Djokovic renews his 16-year rivalry with Rafael Nadal at the French Open on Tuesday with a semifinal spot at stake and where victory for the world number one could end the 13-time champion’s Roland Garros career. Nadal, who turns 36 on Friday, puts his record of 109 wins and just […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 31 May 2022 03:34:02 +0000
Andre Cua toppled last week’s champion Jose Palo in the quarters then went on to bag the boys’ 16-and-under crown and complete a family affair as Dhea Cua kept the girls’ 14- and 16-U titles in the PPS-PEPP President’s Cup national age-group tennis tournament in Kidapawan last Monday. The unranked Andre Cua survived a three-setter […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 30 May 2022 03:50:31 +0000
PARIS (AFP) – Rafael Nadal set up a blockbuster French Open quarterfinal against world No. 1 Novak Djokovic on Sunday when he defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime in a five-set fourth round epic and pledged to “fight until the end”. Nadal, the 13-time champion at Roland Garros and holder of a record 21 Grand Slam titles, triumphed […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 29 May 2022 04:10:12 +0000
Jose Palo, Dhea Cua and two others set out to sustain their title runs at home against their regional rivals in the PPS-PEPP President’s Cup national age-group tennis tournament, which got going over the weekend in Kidapawan City in Cotabato. Palo and Cua shared the MVP honors with two victories each in the 14- and […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 29 May 2022 03:05:14 +0000
PARIS (AFP) – World No. 1 Iga Swiatek was the only top 10 women’s seed left standing at the French Open on Saturday as Casper Ruud and Holger Rune gave Roland Garros a rare Nordic twist with landmark performances. Swiatek, the 2020 champion, dropped serve three times against 95th-ranked Danka Kovinic of Montenegro before […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 28 May 2022 07:56:57 +0000
PARIS (AFP) – Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal closed in Friday on a blockbuster clash at the French Open as both reached the last 16, while 19-year-old Carlos Alcaraz became the youngest man to make the second week in Paris since 2006. Reigning champion Djokovic and 13-time winner Nadal are on course to meet in […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 21 May 2022 05:51:13 +0000
Ageless Johnny Arcilla kept racking up titles over younger rivals, bagging the Fr. Fernando Suarez M-Cup Open Championship crown with a 6-2, 6-1 romp over Leander Lazaro at the Malabon Tennis Club’s shell court in Malabon City last Friday. The veteran Davis Cupper flashed vintage form in toppling Mimo Tomacruz, 6-0, 7-6(1) and Alberto Villamor, […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 20 May 2022 23:42:29 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Team Philippines is sure of bringing home its first tennis gold medal from Hanoi, Vietnam. That’s because Davis Cup veterans arranged an all-Filipino final in the men’s doubles with straight-set wins over their Vietnamese semifinal rivals Friday in the 31st Southeast Asian Games. Francis Casey Alcantara and Jeson Patrombon bested Quoc Khanh Le […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 17 May 2022 13:22:00 +0000
By CARLO ANOLIN Prodigious Alex Eala showed why she’s a two-time Grand Slam in girls’ doubles as she led the march of the Filipinos into the quarters of tennis competitions in the 31st Southeast Asian Games Tuesday at the Bac Ninh’s Hanaka Sports and Service Center in Hanoi, Vietnam. Eala’s solid ball striking was in […]
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