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...
MIAMI (AFP) — World number one Carlos Alcaraz made an emphatic start to his Miami Open title defence, defeating Argentina's Facundo Bagnis 6-0, 6-2 on Friday, March 24. *Carlos Alcaraz of Spain plays a backhand against Facundo Bagnis of Argentina in their second round match at Hard Rock Stadium...
ILAGAN CITY – Armed with longer limbs and greater strides, the band of Filipino-Heritage athletes who found their way back to their roots displayed their class and ruled the running events in the ICTSI Philippine Athletics Championships at the City of Ilagan Sports Complex on Wednesday, March 22....
ILAGAN CITY – Aira Teodosio launched her dream to become one of the proud national team athletes in the same fashion she threw the winning discus that allowed her to emerge the best among her competitors on a sunny Wednesday morning, March 22. The pride of Silay City, currently under the banner...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri has told House Speaker Martin Romualdez that he will keep an "open mind" to economic Charter change (Cha-cha). This was revealed by the latter in a statement sent to House reporters on Sunday night, March 19. "I had the privilege of talking with the Senate...
Empowerment is a word closely associated with strength that is ignited by one's sheer will and unrivaled determination. In a world that is dominated by those who take bold steps, Alex Eala radiates with such confidence, grit, and charm to become the Filipina athlete that is being admired today....