Eala channels ‘idol’ Nadal to become Philippines’ first Slam winner
NEW YORK: Alexandra Eala became the Philippines’ first Grand Slam junior champion at the US Open on Saturday, using her “idol” Rafael Nadal for inspiration.
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Canadians Mboko, Auger-Aliassime advance to quarterfinals at Hong Kong, Paris tourneys
Canada's Victoria Mboko advanced to the quarterfinals of the Hong Kong Open with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over Alexandra Eala of the Philippines on Thursday.
Canada's Leylah Fernandez powers past Lys to reach Hong Kong quarterfinals
Leylah Fernandez advanced to the quarterfinals of the Hong Kong Open with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Germany's Eva Lys on Wednesday.
Victoria Mboko, Leylah Fernandez pick up 1st-round victories at Hong Kong Open
Canada's Victoria Mboko and Leylah Fernandez are moving on to the Hong Kong Open's second round in the women's singles draw.
From Philippines to Mexico, US Open second-round reflects game's global spread
NEW YORK :Players from the Philippines and Hong Kong will be on the schedule for the second round of a Grand Slam for the first time this week, as the U.S. Open sees the impact of an increasingly global game.
US Open: Aryna Sabalenka wins in straight sets and Alexandra Eala makes history
Aryna Sabalenka began the defence of her US Open title with a battling win – but the most popular victory of the opening day went to young Filipina Alexandra Eala.
US Open chaos as Bonzi ousts raging Medvedev
NEW YORK: France’s Benjamin Bonzi sent Russian 13th seed Daniil Medvedev crashing out of the US Open early Monday in a stormy late-night thriller that boiled over into chaos following an extraordinary third-set flashpoint.
Djokovic voices physical concerns after US Open win
NEW YORK: Novak Djokovic fears his lack of physical conditioning may come back to haunt him as he chases a record 25th Grand Slam singles title at the US Open.The 38-year-old Serbian superstar made a winning start to his latest tilt at glory on Sunday, defeating US teenager Learner Tien 6-1, 7-6 (7/3), 6-2 in 2hr 25min on the Arthur Ashe Stadium court.But Djokovic, who needed a lengthy medical timeout to treat a blister on his right foot between the second and third sets, admitted afterwards he was worried by a sudden loss of stamina during the second set.“I started great – just over 20 minutes, first set, I felt really good,” Djokovic said.“Then some long games to start the second set... I really was surprised how bad I was feeling in the second physically.“We had long exchanges, but also, I kind of dropped my level and made a lot of unforced errors and kind of got him back into the match.“There are positives but also things that hopefully won’t happen in terms of how I felt on the court physically in the second set“It’s slightly a concern.
Tommy Fleetwood secures elusive first PGA victory to win FedEx Cup title
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