Tennis

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2022 06:08:23 +0000

By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Alex Eala continued her march at the US Open Girls Singles by dispatching Natalia Vargova of Slovakia, 6-2, 6-3, in the second round Monday, Sept. 5 (Tuesday in Manila) in New York. The 10th-seeded Eala started in business-like manner, breaking Vargova’s serve twice for a 3-1 lead before the Slovakian held serve […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2022 05:00:55 +0000

By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Alex Eala returned to the junior competition scene with a bang, trouncing Canadian  Annabelle Xu, 6-3, 6-0, in the opening round of the US Open Girls Singles in New York Sunday, Sept. 4. The 10th-seeded Eala made short work of her rival, coming through with a variety of wicked shots to jumpstart […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2022 09:49:17 +0000

Fourth-ranked Joshua Kinaadman kept his nerves in check as he sustained a superb baseline game to bundle out top seed Johnny Arcilla, 6-4, 6-4, and barge into the final of the Gov. Edwin Jubahib Cup National Tennis Championships Sunday at the DavNor Tourism and Sports Complex in Davao del Norte. No. 3 Eric Olivarez also […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2022 03:21:21 +0000

NEW YORK (AFP) – Serena Williams closed one chapter on her epic Grand Slam story at the US Open on Thursday while Victoria Azarenka triumphed in a politically-charged grudge match. For the first time since 2018, Serena and sister Venus revived the partnership which has brought them 14 doubles titles at the majors. However, their […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2022 05:01:36 +0000

NEW YORK (AFP0 – Serena Williams roared into the third round of the US Open on Wednesday, overpowering second seed Anett Kontaveit with a battling performance to extend her Grand Slam singles career in dramatic fashion. The 40-year-old tennis icon — who has signaled she plans to retire after the tournament — drew on all […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2022 06:02:43 +0000

NEW YORK (AFP) – Emma Raducanu became only the third defending champion to exit the US Open in the first round on Tuesday while four-time winner Rafael Nadal overcame an early scare against a player ranked 198 in the world. Raducanu, 19, slumped to a 6-3, 6-3 defeat to veteran French player Alize Cornet who […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 04:11:40 +0000

NEW YORK (AFP) – Serena Williams will take center stage as the US Open gets under way on Monday with the 23-time Grand Slam winner preparing to bid an emotional farewell to tennis. After announcing earlier this month that the countdown to her retirement had begun, Williams will step on court at Arthur Ashe Stadium […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2022 09:13:32 +0000

NEW YORK (AFP) – Rafael Nadal targets a fifth US Open and 23rd Grand Slam title in New York from next week with his path to the title no longer blocked by Novak Djokovic whose refusal to get vaccinated has ruled him out of a second major this year. The famously unvaccinated Djokovic, who won […]