Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2019 09:30:35 +0000
SEA Games men’s doubles gold medalists Jeson Patrombon and Casey Alcantara bring their winning act to Cebu as they headline the elite cast clashing for top honors in the PPS-PEPP Dagitab Festival Open firing off today at the City of Naga Tennis courts. Mark Alcoseba, member of the winning soft tennis team in the recent […]
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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2019 09:01:05 +0000
LONDON (AFP) – Stefanos Tsitsipas battled back from a set down to beat Dominic Thiem and win the ATP Finals on Sunday, emphatically staking his claim as the leader of the next generation of aspiring global superstars. The Greek 21-year-old, who won, 6-7 (6/8), 6-2, 7-6 (7/4), is the youngest champion since Lleyton Hewitt in […]
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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2019 07:50:45 +0000
LONDON (AFP) – Rafael Nadal headed home from the ATP Finals on Friday after defending champion Alexander Zverev’s win against Daniil Medvedev confirmed the Spaniard’s exit from the season-ending tournament. The world number one recovered to beat Stefanos Tsitsipas, 6-7 (4/7), 6-4, 7-5, in the early round-robin match at London’s O2 Arena but knew he […]
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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2019 05:53:44 +0000
LONDON (AFP) – Dominic Thiem produced a scintillating display of attacking tennis to beat Novak Djokovic and qualify for the last four at the ATP Finals on Tuesday, leaving the Serbian facing a shootout against Roger Federer. In the standout match so far at London’s O2 Arena, the Austrian fifth seed took the fight to […]
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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2019 05:53:44 +0000
LONDON (AFP) – Dominic Thiem produced a scintillating display of attacking tennis to beat Novak Djokovic and qualify for the last four at the ATP Finals on Tuesday, leaving the Serbian facing a shootout against Roger Federer. In the standout match so far at London’s O2 Arena, the Austrian fifth seed took the fight to […]
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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2019 01:46:02 +0000
Joshea Malazarte pulled off a pair of lopsided victories over higher ranked rivals, including a 4-1, 4-1 romp over third seed Mia Gemida in the final, to capture the singles crown in the premier girls’ division in the PPS-PEPP Pintaflores Festival national age-group tournament in San Carlos, Negros Occidental recently. The fourth-ranked rising star from […]
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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2019 07:52:12 +0000
MACLEAN Barraquias stunned top seed Roel Capangpangan, 6-4, 5-7, 10-6, and captured the men’s singles Open crown in the PPS-PEPP Buglasan Tennis Festival at the Praxevilla Tennis Courts in Dumaguete City last Sunday. The No. 2 Barraquias later teamed up with sibling Keane to score a repeat over Capangpangan and Carmelo Cabaral, 8-6, and bag the […]
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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2019 04:21:04 +0000
BASEL, Switzerland (AFP) –Roger Federer opened his bid for a 10th title at the ATP Swiss indoors in Basel on Monday, crushing German qualifier Peter Gojowczyk in what was the Swiss legend’s 1,500th career match. This landmark 6-2, 6-1 success in his hometown set the 38-year-old up for his tilt at a 103rd title. “I […]
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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2019 07:35:15 +0000
ANTWERP, Belgium (AFP) – Former world No. 1 Andy Murray reached his first semi-inal since the 2017 French Open with a battling three-set win over Romania’s Marius Copil in Antwerp on Friday. The 32-year-old British star, steadily rebuilding his career after major hip surgery earlier this year, defeated qualifier Copil, 6-3, 6-7 (7/9), 6-4. “I […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 09:35:26 +0000
UST rallied to stun Ateneo in the men’s team finals and foil the Katipunan-based school’s sweep bid in the PPS-PEPP Actifit National Students Open at the KCDA Actifit Sports Center in Valenzuela City over the weekend. Christian Fel Lopez and Mart Cabahug wore down Julian Dayrit and Luke Flores in a pressure-packed duel, 8-7 (4), […]
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