Canada's Leylah Fernandez celebrates after winning the first set against Belarus's Aryna Sabalenka during their 2021 US Open Tennis tournament women's semifinal match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York, on September 9, 2021. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP) From her...
Leylah Annie Fernandez of Canada points to her box in celebration of defeating Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus during her Women's Singles semifinals match on Day Eleven of the 2021 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 09, 2021 in the Flushing neighborhood of the...
(From left) Leylah Fernandez, Emma Raducanu and Alex Eala The iconic Nirvana hit is a perfect theme song for this year’s US Open, thanks to two teenagers who have turned the Women’s draw into a dual Cinderella-tale. Will we see the storybook ending of Canada’s Leylah Fernandez (who just...
Canada's Leylah Fernandez reacts after winning her 2021 US Open Tennis tournament women's quarterfinals match against Ukraine's Elina Svitolina at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York, on September 7, 2021. (Photo by Kena Betancur / AFP) Filipino-Canadian teen left-hander...
Leylah Fernandez of Canada celebrates after defeating Elina Svitolina of Ukraine during her Women's Singles quarterfinals match on Day Nine of the 2021 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 07, 2021 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York...
MB File Photo As the national fencing team prepares for its departure next week for another bubble training in Ormoc City, other national sports associations (NSAs) are also gearing up to do the same in preparation for the Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam next year. Philippine Sports...
Leylah Fernandez (AFP) Rising tennis star Leylah Fernandez, a Canadian with Filipino lineage, is turning heads in the US Open after pulling off back-to-back upset victories over the weekend. Fernandez, whose father Jorge is Ecuadorian and mother Irene is a Canadian with Filipino parents, proved...
Leylah Fernandez of Canada celebrates match point against Angelique Kerber of Germany during her WomenÂ’s Singles round of 16 match on Day Seven at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 05, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by ELSA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via...
The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) is wasting no time in preparing the Filipino athletes that will compete in the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games even as host country Vietnam could not give a definite timetable for the holding of the biennial event. PSC Commissioner Ramon Fernandez, who is...
Leylah Fernandez (AFP) Leylah Fernandez, a Canadian player with Filipino descent, pulled off the biggest upset victory in her young career after shocking defending champion Naomi Osaka in the US Open third round Friday (Saturday in Manila). The 18-year-old Fernandez, whose father is Ecuadorian and...
Lorna Tolentino and Rosanna Roces are now among cast members of ABS-CBN series "FPJ's Ang Probinsyano." Many are wondering as to how the two would fare working with each other given their animosity. To those not in the know, years ago, Rosanna was linked to Lorna's now deceased husband, action star...
Pops Fernandez and Vicki Belo have something in common. They both used to date men younger than them. It wasn’t easy. The biggest challenge? Being “judged” for it. The two discussed the matter via Vicki’s most recent vlog and both related to being hurt with society only too critical about...
