Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2023 09:29:57 +0000
MELBOURNE (AFP) – Two of the biggest hitters in women’s tennis go toe-to-toe when Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina clash in Saturday’s Australian Open final in Melbourne. Belarusian fifth seed Sabalenka is in the form of her life and on the brink of a maiden Grand Slam crown. The 24-year-old comes into the showpiece under […]
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: Mon, 23 Jan 2023 03:18:34 +0000
Brice Vincent Baisa pulled off another “double,” crushing a couple of top-ranked rivals to claim the boys’ 16- and 18-U titles even as Jana Jelena Diaz matched that feat in the girls’ side of the PPS-PEPP Gov. F. Castro national juniors tennis championships at the Villareal Stadium courts in Roxas City, Capiz over the weekend. […]
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: Sat, 14 Jan 2023 06:33:41 +0000
MIAMI (AFP) – Former world number one Naomi Osaka announced on Wednesday that she is pregnant and will be taking a break from tennis until 2024. “I know that I have so much to look forward to in the future, one thing I’m looking forward to is for my kid to watch my matches and […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2023 05:31:56 +0000
By NIKOLE JAVIER Alex Eala displayed some flashes of brilliance before yielding to Japanese veteran Misaki Doi, 4-6, 7-6 (1), 6-3, in the first qualifying round of the Australian Open Monday, Jan. 9, in Melbourne. The match was Eala’s first foray in the women’s Grand Slam event and she took the loss positively, claiming she […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2023 14:10:54 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA After making quite an impression in the juniors division, it’s now time for Alex Eala to prove her worth in a bigger and more challenging stage as she vies in her first women’s Grand Slam event – the Australian Open. Eala won the US Open Juniors crown last year apart winning two […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 02 Jan 2023 07:12:08 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Alex Eala made an early exit at the W60 Canberra International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament in Australia Monday, Jan. 2, after yielding to a familiar foe. The 17-year-old three-time Grand Slam Juniors champion suffered a 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 loss to Russian Oksana Selekhmeteva in the second round of the qualifiers in this […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 01 Jan 2023 06:18:16 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Alex Eala started the year with a bang after a straight set victory in the first qualifying round of the W60 Canberra International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament in Australia Sunday, Jan. 1. The 17-year-old junior tennis sensation survived a shaky second set for a 6-3, 7-6 (0) win over Mexico’s Marcela Zacarias […]
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