Alex Eala exited early in the 2025 Australian Open after bowing in her first qualifying round assignment on Tuesday, Jan. 7, in Melbourne. The world No. 138 Eala fought back against the hard-serving Jana Fett of Croatia but still fell short to absorb a 7-5, 6-2 defeat in a match that lasted one...
Alex Eala opens her Grand Slam season campaign at the 2025 Australian Open when she competes in the qualifying round on Tuesday, Jan. 7, in Melbourne. Eala, who is currently ranked No. 138 in the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA), is scheduled to clash with Jana Fett of Croatia in the opening...
A lean but talented field made up of seasoned professionals and the upcoming guns will be teeing it up on Friday to chase as many as five slots to the Philippine Open, Asia's oldest national golf championship which will have its revival later this month. Former PH Masters champion Jessie Balasabas...
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Former U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu has withdrawn from the Auckland tennis classic, saying a back injury she has been nursing in recent weeks had not improved as much as she hoped. British tennis star Emma Raducanu (AP) The 22-year-old British player was seeded...
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep, working her way back from a drug suspension, and Hall of Famer Lleyton Hewitt’s 16-year-old son Cruz were among the players awarded wild-card entries Wednesday, Dec. 18, for Australian Open qualifying next month. Simona...
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Three-time major champion Stan Wawrinka was among nine wild-card entries awarded Friday, Dec. 13, for the Australian Open in January. Three-time major champion Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland. (AP) Tennis Australia said Wawrinka would be joined at Melbourne Park — where...
For 18 years, Edgar Retardo worked as a janitor, diligently doing his job while holding onto a dream that seemed distant—earning a college degree. Last week, at 40 years old, he finally achieved that dream, graduating with a degree in Broadcast Communication from the Polytechnic University of the...
BEIJING (AP) — Karolina Muchova ended second-ranked Aryna Sabalenka’s 15-match winning streak with a 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-4 victory in the China Open quarterfinals on Friday, Oct. 4. Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic reacts during the women's singles quarterfinals against Aryna Sabalenka of...
BEIJING (AP) — Sixth-ranked Coco Gauff again made a slow start and had to rally to beat Ukrainian qualifier Yuliia Starodubtseva, 2-6, 6-2, 6-2, to make the China Open semifinals on Thursday, Oct. 3, for a second straight year. Coco Gauff of the United States celebrates after defeating Yuliia...
PALM SPRINGS, California (AP) — Susie Maxwell Berning, the three-time U.S. Women’s Open winner who was a pioneer as a mother while competing on the LPGA Tour, died Wednesday, Oct. 2, after a two-year battle with lung cancer. She was 83. Susie Maxwell Berning (AP) The LPGA said Berning,...
BEIJING (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz won seven straight points in the decisive tiebreaker to beat top-ranked Jannik Sinner, 6-7 (6), 6-4, 7-6 (3), and win the China Open on Wednesday, Oct. 2, extending his recent mastery over his biggest rival — who is dealing with an ongoing doping case. Carlos...
BEIJING (AP) — Top-ranked Jannik Sinner will play rival Carlos Alcaraz in the final of the China Open after recording a 6-3, 7-6 (3) victory over home favorite Bu Yunchaokete on Tuesday, Oct. 1. Italy's Jannik Sinner returns the ball during the China Open tennis tournament men's singles semifinal...
