World No. 6 Tsitsipas may face PH Cuppers next month

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2020 07:40:46 +0000

By Kristel Satumbaga     If plans push through, Filipinos will get the chance to know how good world No. 6 Stefanos Tsitsipas is when the Philippine team members battle the Greeks in the Davis Cup World Group II playoffs on March 6 to 7 at the Philippine Columbian Association claycourt in Paco, Manila. The […]

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Padilla out to sustain run in Sindangan

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2020 07:32:24 +0000

Judy Ann Padilla sets out for another two-title romp while Sydney Enriquez seeks to dominate the premier side in the PPS-PEPP Mayor Labadlabad National age group tournament, which got going yesterday (Saturday) at the Sindangan Tennis Courts in Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte. Padilla, 14, trampled her rivals with superb all-around game to fashion out a […]

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Ledama, Uy lead ‘Top 8’ junior winners in San Carlos City netfest

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2020 08:37:59 +0000

Nilo Ledama and Paula Uy wore down their respective rivals and came away with a pair of abbreviated victories in the premier division of the PPS-PEPP Mayor Rene Gustilo Cup UTP Top 8 Juniors tournament at Sacata Tennis Club in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental last week. Ledama, the Zambo del Sur ace who swept […]

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‘Best of Best’ junior tennis under way in San Carlos City

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2020 07:45:47 +0000

The country’s leading and rising junior players clash in a series of grueling head-to-head duels in pursuit of the coveted crowns in the inaugural PPS-PEPP Mayor Rene Gustilo Cup UTP Top 8 Juniors which got under way Thursday at Sacata Tennis Club in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental. The field is made up of the […]

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Eala boosts ITF ranking after historic Australian Open win

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 01 Feb 2020 08:07:03 +0000

BY KRISTEL SATUMBAGA   Philippines’ top junior player Alex Eala is expected to boost her International Tennis Federation (ITF) world junior rankings this week following a historic victory at the 2020 Australian Open Junior Championships in Melbourne on Friday. The 14-year-old Eala and Indonesian Priska Madelyn Nugroho swept Slovenia’s Ziva Falkner and Great Britain’s Matilda […]

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Bulls & Bears: Looking ahead to Super Sunday after suffering a shocking one in L.A.

Credit to Author: Gord Kurenoff| Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 22:19:41 +0000

OPINION: The loss of life is unspeakably sad and a reminder to cherish every day. Yet the pall cast by the grieving for the families who were devastated in the helicopter crash is a reminder of the vulnerability of the human condition.

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Eala, pal bag Aussie Open girls’ doubles title

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 09:47:25 +0000

By Kristel Satumbaga   Top junior netter Alex Eala and Indonesian Priska Madelyn Nugroho made history Friday by winning the Australian Open Junior Championships girls doubles title in Melbourne. Mixing their shots pretty well, the duo trounced Slovenia’s Ziva Falkner and Great Britain’s Matilda Mutavdzic, 6-1, 6-2, in a win that caught the fancy of many […]

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Pinay advances to 3rd round at Aussie Open

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2020 09:06:10 +0000

Top Filipino junior netter Alex Eala kept her Grand Slam title campaign alive by edging past Julie Belgraver of France, 6-0, 3-6, 6-1, to reach the third round of the 2020 Australian Open Junior Championships Tuesday in Melbourne. Like in her opening day match, Eala fired from almost all angles to win the first set […]

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Gauff ends history bid in tears

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2020 10:42:35 +0000

MELBOURNE (AFP) – Coco Gauff’s bid for history at the Australian Open ended in tears in the Last 16 yesterday 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 […]

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