Tennis

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2022 08:52:34 +0000

By NIKOLE JAVIER Quick and easy. That’s how Alex Eala launched her title bid in the ITF W60 Templeton as she blanked Shavit Kimchi of Israel, 6-0, 6-0, Wednesday, Sept. 28 (Thursday in Manila time) at the Templeton Tennis Ranch in California.  The junior champion flew straight to California to train after her historic US […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2022 08:02:10 +0000

LONDON (AFP) – Roger Federer promised his fans they had not seen the last of him after bringing the curtain down on his glittering career, saying he would see them on a “different type of tennis court” in future. The Swiss 20-time Grand Slam champion and Rafael Nadal lost their Laver Cup doubles match 4-6, […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2022 07:29:46 +0000

LONDON (AFP) – Roger Federer will bring the curtain down on his spectacular career in a “super special” match alongside long-time rival Rafael Nadal at the Laver Cup in London on Friday. The 20-time Grand Slam champion, dogged by a knee injury, has not played since the 2021 Wimbledon quarter-finals and last week announced his retirement […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2022 03:25:40 +0000

– World No. 1Carlos Alcaraz sealed Spain’s berth in the Davis Cup quarterfinals on Sunday by beating South Korea’s Kwon Soon-woo in straight sets. US Open champion Alcaraz won 6-4, 7-6 (7/1) against his 74th-ranked opponent at home in Valencia, after Roberto Bautista Agut had earlier beaten Hong Seong-Chan 6-1, 6-3. After their surprise 2-1 […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2022 05:56:36 +0000

PARIS (AFP) — Germany and Italy on Friday locked up places in the Davis Cup last eight, while Britain and France were eliminated and US Open champion Carlos Alcaraz made a losing return to the court. In Bologna, Matteo Berrettini crushed Argentine Sebastian Baez, 6-2, 6-3, in 71 minutes and then Jannik Sinner beat Francisco […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2022 06:33:03 +0000

By Nikole Javier Alex Eala has her sights on joining the tougher Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Tour after her historic US Open juniors’ singles title in New York last Sunday, Sept 11. Eala knows it won’t be easy, saying the road would be bumpy – littered with all kinds of challenges. But she’ll be ready […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2022 14:30:22 +0000

PARIS (AFP) – From racquet-smashing enfant terrible with a bad attitude and ill-advised ponytail to universally respected role model and modern icon, Roger Federer has attained almost saintly status. More than 19 years after winning his first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon in 2003, which set him on the road to being acclaimed the greatest […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2022 13:59:28 +0000

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) – Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer is to retire after next week’s Laver Cup, he said on Thursday. “The Laver Cup next week in London will be my final ATP event,” he said in a statement posted on his Twitter account.  The 41-year-old winner of 20 Grand Slam titles has been out […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2022 08:22:08 +0000

Newly-crowned US Open Juniors princess Alex Eala has scored another ace. This time in the form of recognition as members of the House of Representatives adopted a resolution to hail the sports princess for becoming the first Filipino to win a Grand Slam event in tennis. “Alex’s feat underscores the kind of dizzying heights the […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2022 04:34:11 +0000

PARIS (AFP) – Spain beat Serbia in their opening tie of the Davis Cup group stage on Wednesday as US Open champion Carlos Alcaraz watched from the sidelines, but Great Britain and Andy Murray lost to the United States. Alcaraz, who made his Davis Cup debut in a qualifying tie against Romania in March, arrived […]