Close to 200 players from all over step up their drive for top honors and ranking points in the PPS-PEPP Mandaue national age group tennis tournament which starts Thursday at the Mandaue Sports Center in Mandaue City, Cebu.
Jeson Patrombon and Marian Capadocia outlasted their respective rivals to rule the men’s and women’s titles in the PCA Open held over the weekend at the PCA courts in Paco, Manila. Patrombon, inspired by the birth of his first child last Octover, outlasted rising star Bryan Otico, 7-6, 0-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-1, for his first-ever […]
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By Kristel Satumbaga The Philippine Tennis Association (Philta) is hosting the Asian Tennis Federation’s (ATF) Annual General Meeting starting today until Sunday at the Manila Peninsula Hotel in Makati City. The three-day convention will be attended by ATF President Annil Kumar Khanna of India, ATF Board of Directors and officials from different national tennis federations. […]
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Alexa Milliam raised her title collection to 12 in four weeks after another dominant campaign in the PPS-PEPP Pintaflores national age group tennis tournament at the Sacata courts in San Carlos, Negros Occidental last Friday. Milliam, 14, toppled Faith Banico, 6-3, 6-0, to rule her age division then mastered doubles partner Sydney Enriquez twice with […]
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The Big Three is the year-end top three, something that last happened in 2014. With Novak Djokovic at No. 1, Rafael Nadal at No. 2 and Roger Federer at No. 3 on Monday, that trio of tennis greats leads the season’s final ATP rankings for the seventh time. This is the first time, though, that […]
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LILLE, France (AP) – After an agonizing defeat in Croatia’s previous Davis Cup final, there was no letdown for Marin Cilic this time. Cilic was two sets up against Juan Martin del Potro two years ago in Zagreb, with Croatia leading Argentina 2-1 on the final day, when his game collapsed as the South Americans […]
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