Topic page on {?keyword?} | ABS-CBN News

UAAP: UST, NU still unbeaten in men's table tennis

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 14 07:42 PM

University of Santo Tomas and rival National University kept their slates perfect in the penultimate day of the first round of the UAAP Season 82 men's table tennis tournament.  Read more »

Tennis: Murray faces 'Baby Fed' instead of Federer at ATP Cup

Reuters
Posted at Nov 14 09:59 AM

Andy Murray is in line to play Grigor Dimitrov in the opening round of the inaugural ATP Cup, with Bulgaria qualifying among the final six teams in the nation-based tournament. Read more »

Tennis: Tsitsipas reaches ATP Finals semis after Nadal thriller

John WEAVER, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 14 09:57 AM

Stefanos Tsitsipas coasted past defending champion Alexander Zverev in straight sets to advance to the last four of the ATP Finals on Wednesday. Read more »

UAAP: NU, UST share lead in men's table tennis

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 12 03:44 PM

University of Santo Tomas and National University took down their respective foes in Day 2 of the UAAP Season 82 men's table tennis tournament to remain unbeaten in four ties. Read more »

Tennis: Nadal loses ATP Finals opener to Zverev as Tsitsipas triumphs

John WEAVER, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 12 10:39 AM

Rafael Nadal refused to make excuses after being outplayed by defending champion Alexander Zverev at the ATP Finals on Monday as Stefanos Tsitsipas got his campaign off to a flying start. Read more »

Tennis: Federer faces early ATP Finals exit after Thiem defeat

John Weaver, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 11 11:06 AM

Roger Federer faces an uphill task to qualify for the last four of the ATP Finals after defeat by Dominic Thiem on Sunday following a masterclass by Novak Djokovic.   Read more »

Tennis: Top-ranked Barty 'extremely hungry' for Fed Cup final win

Martin PARRY, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 07 11:07 AM

Ashleigh Barty has enjoyed a career-changing season and is "extremely hungry" to end it on a high by steering Australia to their first Fed Cup in 45 years. Read more »

Tennis: Djokovic, Federer drawn in same group for ATP Finals

Reuters
Posted at Nov 06 10:20 AM

Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer were drawn in the same group for this month's year-ending ATP Finals in London. Read more »

Tennis: Nadal to travel to ATP finals despite injury

Reuters
Posted at Nov 06 10:18 AM

Rafael Nadal has said he will travel to the ATP finals in London after undergoing a scan on an abdominal injury that forced him to retire from last week's Paris Masters at the semi-final stage.  Read more »

Tennis: Nadal returns to No. 1 in spite of Djokovic win in Paris

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 05 10:45 AM

Rafael Nadal's return to the world number one position for the eighth time in his career was confirmed when the ATP rankings were released on Monday.   Read more »

Tennis: Barty tops end-of-season women's ranking

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 05 10:39 AM

Ashleigh Barty of Australia tops the end of season women's tennis rankings released Monday, a day after her triumph in the WTA Finals in Shenzhen, China. Read more »

Division 1 coaches to scout PH tennis talent

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 04 07:03 PM

Filipino junior tennis players will get a unique opportunity to hone their skills and train under topnotch college coaches in Manila. Read more »

Tennis: Barty ends stellar season with WTA Finals win over Svitolina

Reuters
Posted at Nov 04 09:46 AM

Ashleigh Barty finished the season in style by beating defending champion Elina Svitolina 6-4 6-3 to add the WTA Finals title to her end-of-year world number one ranking on Sunday.   Read more »

Tennis: Djokovic sends warning to rivals with Paris Masters title

Julien Pretot, Reuters
Posted at Nov 04 09:44 AM

Novak Djokovic saw off Canadian Denis Shapovalov 6-3 6-4 to win a record-extending fifth Paris Masters title on Sunday in a warning to his rivals ahead of the ATP Finals.   Read more »

Tennis: Barty faces Svitolina in WTA Final decider on 'terrible' court

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 03 09:35 AM

Ashleigh Barty overcame the hitting power of Karolina Pliskova to set up a mouth-watering WTA Finals decider against defending champion Elina Svitolina. Read more »

Tennis: Djokovic to face Shapovalov in Paris final after Nadal withdrawal

Jed Court, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 03 09:31 AM

Novak Djokovic beat Grigor Dimitrov on Saturday to set up a Paris Masters final against Canadian youngster Denis Shapovalov, as Rafael Nadal withdrew from the tournament with an abdominal injury. Read more »

Tennis: Svitolina storms into semis of WTA finals

Tristan Lavalette, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 31 11:15 AM

Elina Svitolina stormed into the semi-finals of the season-ending WTA Finals after a commanding win over Simona Halep on Wednesday. Read more »

Tennis: Ill Djokovic survives scare in Paris opener, Nadal also through

Jed Court, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 31 11:13 AM

Novak Djokovic defied illness to survive a scare against French lucky loser Corentin Moutet and reach the third round of the Paris Masters on Wednesday, while Rafael Nadal saw off a plucky challenge from Adrian Mannarino.   Read more »

Tennis: Sky’s the limit for teen prodigy, Pinay pro prospect Alex Eala

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 29 07:19 PM

Having accomplished so much at her age, 14-year-old phenom Alex Eala is setting her sights on turning pro. Read more »

How PH tennis players are preparing for the SEA games

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 29 01:16 PM

Athletes waving the Philippine flag at the upcoming Southeast Asian Games are gunning to bag the gold and being a national athlete is no easy feat. Are they getting enough support from the government in their quest to bring pride to the country? We also check in on how SEA games representatives are preparing for the tournament. Read more »