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Mosqueda, Santos reach semifinals

Sebastian Mosqueda and Alexie Santos sustained their fine form and eased through the semifinals in their respective divisions as they stayed on course for another double win in the Palawan Pawnshop age-group tennis circuit presented by Babolat at the Mactan Island Lawn and Airbase Tennis Courts in Mactan, Cebu yesterday. var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true,"data_track_addressbar":true,"data_track_textcopy":true,"ui_atversion":"300"}; var... 

Manduriao cops two tennis titles

Erika Manduriao copped two titles in the 2013 HEAD Junior Satellite Circuit national tennis age-group tournament’s eighth leg in Iloilo City recently after winning the girls’ 18 and 16-under singles class at the La Paz Tennis Club in Iloilo City. Manduriao outlasted Elgy Dasian in the finals, 7-5, 6-1, and won the girls’ 18-under singles title of the annual junior tennis national... 

Murray out of French Open

LONDON (AP) – Andy Murray withdrew from the French Open on Tuesday because of a chronic back injury and will now focus on preparing for the start of the grass-court season next month. The U.S. Open champion met with specialists this week after being forced to pull out of his second-match against Marcel Granollers of Spain at the Italian Open last Wednesday because of the long-standing... 

Santos, Mosqueda complete twin kills

Alexie Santos and Sebastian Mosqueda put on a strong performance to nail two titles each while Cebu’s Hannah Espinosa reigned in the girls’ 18-and-under class in the Palawan Pawnshop age-group tennis circuit presented by Babolat at the Consolacion Tennis Courts in Cebu yesterday. Incoming search terms:babolat (1) Read More »

Bacolod netter stuns 2nd seed

Bacolod ace Toni Rose Raymundo pulled off a gutsy 6-4, 7-5 victory over second seed Alyssa Bornia to barge into the semifinal round of the girls’ 16-and-under division in the Palawan Pawnshop age-group tennis circuit presented by Babolat at Consolacion Tennis Courts in Cebu yesterday. Incoming search terms:bacolod (1)toni rose (1) Read More »

Nadal dominates Federer on clay

ROME (AP) – After all these years, Rafael Nadal still knows how to dominate Roger Federer. In the 30th meeting between the two tennis greats, Nadal controlled the final from start to finish to win 6-1, 6-3 Sunday for his seventh Italian Open title. “Rafa was just too good today,” Federer said. Incoming search terms:federer: nadal best ever on clay (1)nadal on clay (1)roger federer... 

ITALIAN OPEN FINAL: Federer vs Nadal

ROME (AP) – Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will renew their rivalry in the Italian Open final Sunday – exactly a week before the French Open starts. In Saturday’s semifinals at the Foro Italico, Federer held off a stiff challenge afrom rising Frenchman Benoit Paire 7-6 (5), 6-4, and six-time Rome champion Nadal defeated sixth-seeded Tomas Berdych 6-2, 6-4 – a day after Berdych... 

Djokovic falls

Sharapova ill, pulls out ROME (AFP) – World number one Novak Djokovic crashed out of the Rome Masters at the hands of Tomas Berdych on Friday while Maria Sharapova withdrew from the women’s event through illness. But Rafael Nadal stayed on course for a seventh title in the Italian capital with a three-set triumph over Spanish compatriot David Ferrer. Second seed Roger Federer... 

Tennis in Cebu

Local bets Hannah Espinosa, Shyne Villareal and Arthur Craig Pantino brace for a tough showdown with counterparts from Bacolod, Puerto Princesa and the NCR as the Palawan Pawnshop age-group tennis circuit unfolds today at Consolacion Tennis Courts in Cebu City. Espinosa banners the field in the girls’ 18-and-under, Villareal gains the top seeding in the girls’ 16-and-U and Pantino... 

Nadal survives big-hitting foe

ROME (AFP) – Defending champion Rafael Nadal endured a three-set thriller before overcoming big-hitting Latvian qualifier Ernests Gulbis 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 on Thursday to reach the Rome Masters quarter-finals. Gulbis, ranked 46th, and a winner in Rome in 2010 over Roger Federer on his way to the semi-finals, saved two match points in the third set, but finally went down when he sent a forehand...