Credit 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: Sat, 21 May 2022 05:51:13 +0000
Ageless Johnny Arcilla kept racking up titles over younger rivals, bagging the Fr. Fernando Suarez M-Cup Open Championship crown with a 6-2, 6-1 romp over Leander Lazaro at the Malabon Tennis Club’s shell court in Malabon City last Friday. The veteran Davis Cupper flashed vintage form in toppling Mimo Tomacruz, 6-0, 7-6(1) and Alberto Villamor, […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 20 May 2022 23:42:29 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Team Philippines is sure of bringing home its first tennis gold medal from Hanoi, Vietnam. That’s because Davis Cup veterans arranged an all-Filipino final in the men’s doubles with straight-set wins over their Vietnamese semifinal rivals Friday in the 31st Southeast Asian Games. Francis Casey Alcantara and Jeson Patrombon bested Quoc Khanh Le […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 17 May 2022 13:22:00 +0000
By CARLO ANOLIN Prodigious Alex Eala showed why she’s a two-time Grand Slam in girls’ doubles as she led the march of the Filipinos into the quarters of tennis competitions in the 31st Southeast Asian Games Tuesday at the Bac Ninh’s Hanaka Sports and Service Center in Hanoi, Vietnam. Eala’s solid ball striking was in […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 03 May 2022 12:17:06 +0000
THE Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) thanked the world and continental governing bodies for tennis for allowing Filipino athletes to compete in the Vietnam 31st Southeast Asian Games despite the suspension of the Philippine Tennis Association (Philta). “The POC is extending its gratitude to the ITF [International Tennis Federation] and ATF [Asian Tennis Federation] for allowing our […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2022 08:37:13 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) on Wednesday deferred the suspension of the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) following its General Assembly (GA). POC President Bambol Tolentino said the deferment was due to the pending outcome of the ongoing mediation between PATAFA and pole vaulter EJ Obiena, which was reportedly nearing […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2022 06:05:04 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Alex Eala gets the chance to rub elbows with the world’s best and play against some of them when she competes in the prestigious Miami Open on March 22 to April 3 at the Hard Rock Stadium in Florida. Eala, 16, earned a wildcard berth in the 96-player main draw for her […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2022 08:22:03 +0000
Local tennis gets set for a bigger serving next week when the PPS-PEPP Olivarez Cup Open Tennis Championship returns after a two-year hiatus due to pandemic featuring the country’s leading players and rising stars at the Olivarez Sports Center in Sucat. Multi-titled and many-time national team spearhead Jeson Patrombon, young Jed Olivarez, durable Johnny Arcilla […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2022 02:12:19 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Filipino tennis players will have a busy schedule abroad as most of them compete in the doubles of Future and Challenger events this week. Davis Cup veteran Francis Casey Alcantara teams up with Canadian Kelsey Stevenson in the M15 Sharm ElSheikh, an event in Egypt that offers a total tournament prize of […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2022 04:14:11 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Alex Eala routed Joanne Zuger of Switzerland, 6-4, 6-1, and advance to the second round of the W60 Grenoble tournament in France Tuesday. Eala, who had to go through two qualifying matches to make it to the main draw, showed grit and resolve against her higher-ranked rival to prevail and set up […]
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