There is no need to bring back the face mask mandate. This was the recommendation of the Department of Health (DOH) to the Office of the President based on the agreement from their discussions with the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID). In a...
Barcelona, Spain (AFP) -- Carlos Alcaraz stayed on course to defend his Barcelona Open title on Friday, April 21, as he defeated Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 to move into the semi-finals. *Southampton's Argentinian midfielder Carlos Alcaraz vies with Arsenal's Norwegian...
MIAMI (AFP) -- Russian Daniil Medvedev claimed his fourth ATP title of the year with an emphatic victory over Italy's Jannik Sinner in the final of the Miami Open on Sunday, April 2. *Daniil Medvedev of Russia celebrates with the Butch Buchholz Trophy after defeating Jannik SInner of Italy during...
MIAMI (AFP) -- Petra Kvitova drew on all her experience to claim her 30th WTA singles title with a straight sets Miami Open victory over Elena Rybakina on Saturday, April 1. *Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic poses with the Butch Buchholz Trophy after defeating Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan during the...
MIAMI (AFP)--Italy's Jannik Sinner turned on the style to end Carlos Alcaraz's hopes of the "Sunshine Double" and his reign as world number one, triumphing 6-7 (4/7), 6-4, 6-2 in their Miami Open semi-final on Friday, March 31. Sinner will meet Russian Daniil Medvedev in Sunday's final while Alcaraz...
MIAMI (AFP)—Daniil Medvedev reached his fifth straight ATP Tour final with a 7-6 (7/5), 3-6, 6-3 win over fellow Russian Karen Khachanov at the Miami Open on Friday. In Sunday's championship match, Medvedev will face the winner of Thursday's other semi-final between world number one Carlos...
MIAMI (AFP) -- Italy's Jannik Sinner eased into the semifinals of the Miami Open after a comfortable 6-3, 6-1 win over Finland's Emil Ruusuvuori on Wednesday, March 29. *Jannik Sinner of Italy plays a backhand against Emil Ruusuvuori of Finland in their quarterfinal match at Hard Rock Stadium on...
MIAMI (AFP) -- World number one Carlos Alcaraz charged into the quarterfinals of the ATP Miami Open with a convincing 6-4, 6-4 victory over Tommy Paul on Tuesday, March 28, but second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas was knocked out by Russian Karen Khachanov. *Carlos Alcaraz of Spain serves against Tommy...
MIAMI (AFP)--Elena Rybakina extended her winning streak to 11 matches as she booked her place in the Miami Open quarter-finals with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Belgium's Elise Mertens on Monday. *Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan plays a forehand to Elise Mertens of Belgium in their fourth round match at Hard...
MIAMI (AFP) -- World number three Stefanos Tsitsipas finally got his Miami Open campaign under way on Monday with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 win over Cristian Garin while Argentine Francisco Cerendulo upset fifth-seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime. *Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece plays a backhand against Cristian...
MIAMI (AFP) -- World number one Carlos Alcaraz moved into the last 16 of the Miami Open after beating Serbia's Dusan Lajovic 6-0, 7-6 (7/5) on Sunday, March 26, as he remains on track for tennis' "Sunshine Double." The 19-year-old Spaniard, who beat Daniil Medvedev to win the title in Indian Wells...
Hubert Hurkacz saved five match points as he fought back to beat Thanasi Kokkinakis in a three and a half hour epic while fourth-seed Daniil Medvedev got his Miami Open bid under way with an easy win on Saturday, March 25. *Hubert Hurkacz of Poland returns a serve to Thanasi Kokkinakis of Australia...
