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Lee routs Aludo to capture Hilado J60 World Tennis girls’ singles title
MANILA, Philippines — SOUTH KOREAN top seed Lee Yerin displayed her brilliant form to beat local Stefi Marithe Aludo, 6-3, 6-1, in the girls' singles final of the Oscar J. Hilado J60 World Tennis Championship Week 2 on Sunday at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center.The 14-year-old Lee also ruled the first leg last week."I am happy to win my secon

Game, set and match
SOME champions are remembered for the trophies they won. Others are celebrated for the legacy they left behind. Sarawak tennis legend Kho Kui Leong achieved both. A multiple-title winner, Kui Leong earned a reputation for his unwavering determination and resilience on the court, qualities that defined his career and cemented his place among th

Courts and clouds: A new playbook for growth in China’s Hubei
WUHAN (Aug 2): Aleksandra Otasevic could never have imagined that she would be able to find tennis courts within walking distance almost everywhere she went in a county-level city in central China. However, that is the reality in Jingshan, a county-level city in Jingmen, Hubei Province. Home to about 600,000 people, Jingshan boasts a community

Eala rises to new career-high No. 24 in WTA live rankings
MANILA, Philippines — Filipino tennis ace Alex Eala reset her WTA live rankings career-high from No. 25 on Saturday to No. 24 after reaching the 500 Mubadala D.C. Open final in Washington early Sunday in Manila.Ousting 4-time Grand Slam champ Naomi Osaka in the semifinal, Eala raised her total to 1,931 ranking points.Eala could reach as high a

Eala stuns four-time Grand Slam champion Osaka to reach first WTA 500 final at Mubadala D.C. Open
MANILA, Philippines — Filipino tennis ace Alex Eala ousted former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka, 6-4, 6-2, to reach her first 500 WTA Tour final at the Mubadala D.C. Open at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center Stadium Court in Washington early Sunday morning in Manila.Eala racked up three straight games including a service hold to finish off t

Eala bests Svitolina to reach semifinals
FILIPINO tennis ace Alexandra “Alex” Eala repeated over Ukrainian Elina Svitolina, 6-3, 6-4, to enter the semifinals of the WTA 500 Mubadala D.C. Open in Washington Saturday morning in Manila.Eala overcame 0-2 and 1-3 deficits in the second frame of the quarterfinal match to set up a semifinal clash against 4-time Grand Slam champ and world No

