tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575663023862294272024-03-21T04:28:50.303-07:00Philippine Tennis LeaguePhilippine Tennis Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07003801416374671240noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357566302386229427.post-81792524751184388742023-05-29T17:09:00.002-07:002023-05-29T17:09:20.065-07:00FRENCH OPEN 2023 PRIZE MONEY: HOW MUCH WILL PLAYERS EARN ROUND-BY-ROUND? <div><span> </span><span> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="354" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Dro8apmYsa4" width="426" youtube-src-id="Dro8apmYsa4"></iframe></div><br /></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><span> </span><span> </span> </span>The absence of 14-time singles champion Rafael Nadal at this year's French Open marks the emergence of a new men's champion, ending Nadal's streak since 2005. While Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, and Daniil Medvedev are the top contenders, Iga Swiatek aims to secure a hat-trick of French Open victories in the women's singles. However, aside from the competition, one question looms: How much will players earn in prize money at this year's French Open, and how does it vary round by round? Here's a comprehensive breakdown of all the details.</div><div><br /></div><div><span> </span><span> </span>French Open Prize Money:</div><div>The French Open has allocated approximately £43 million (€49.6 million) as the total prize money for this year's Roland Garros, which represents a 12.3% increase from 2022. The prize money distribution is equal for both the women's and men's singles, as outlined below:</div><div><br /></div><div>Champion: £2 million (€2.3 million)</div><div>Runner-up: £1 million (€1.15 million)</div><div>Semi-finalist: £550,000 (€630,000)</div><div>Quarter-finalist: £350,000 (€400,000)</div><div>Round 4: £200,000 (€240,000)</div><div>Round 3: £125,000 (€142,000)</div><div>Round 2: £85,000 (€97,000)</div><div>Round 1: £60,000 (€69,000)</div><div><br /></div><div>French Open 2023 Tournament Schedule:</div><div>The tournament schedule for the French Open 2023 is as follows:</div><div><br /></div><div>Sunday, May 28: Men's singles and women's singles - first round</div><div>Monday, May 29: Men's singles and women's singles - first round</div><div>Tuesday, May 30: Men's singles and women's singles - first round</div><div>Wednesday, May 31: Men's singles and women's singles - second round</div><div>Thursday, June 1: Men's singles and women's singles - second round</div><div>Friday, June 2: Men's singles and women's singles - third round</div><div>Saturday, June 3: Men's singles and women's singles - third round</div><div>Sunday, June 4: Men's singles and women's singles - fourth round</div><div>Monday, June 5: Men's singles and women's singles - fourth round</div><div>Tuesday, June 6: Men's singles and women's singles - quarter-finals</div><div>Wednesday, June 7: Men's singles and women's singles - quarter-finals</div><div>Thursday, June 8: Women's singles - semi-finals, Mixed doubles final</div><div>Friday, June 9: Men's singles - semi-finals</div><div>Saturday, June 10: Women's singles final, Men's doubles final, Wheelchair final</div><div>Sunday, June 11: Men's singles final, Women's doubles final</div><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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She kept her bid alive to achieve a rare feat, the “ Sunshine Double”.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 18.7px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 18.7px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;">Rybakina will next face Elise Mertens in Round 16 on Monday. Mertens beat 29</span><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: none; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 15.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><sup>th</sup></span><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"> seed Petra Martic 6-4, 6-3 to secure her first fourth-round appearance in her WTA 1000 this season.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 18.7px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 18.7px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;">Following her victory in the California desert a week ago, Rybakina had to go the distance in her first two matches in Miami. In her opening match, Rybakina defeated Anna Kalinskaya 7-5, 4-6, 6-3, leaving little doubt about the final score.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 18.7px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 18.7px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;">However, facing Bedosa for the seventh time in her career was another challenge. The Spaniard may have a tough start to the 2023 season after dropping her rankings to her No. 29, but Badosa thrashed out with her 4-2 lead. Badosa is also in her transition and recently split from her coach Jorge Garcia.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 18.7px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 18.7px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;">Rybakina struggled to find a rhythm on her serve from the first game of her game. Badosa was able to use his second serve to break serve four times in the first set. Ryvakina won just 22% (4 of 18) from his second serve in the opening frame.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 18.7px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 18.7px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;">But Rybakina gradually changed her momentum early in the second set. After her four breaks in the first set, Rybakina held all but one of her games for the rest of the game. However, </span><span style="font-size: 18.7px;">as Bedosa calmly managed her own serve, Rybakina turned her back to 5-4 in the second set and faced her points in the match at 30-40. Rybakina responded with a perfect moment, a good first serve, and two forehand shots.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 18.7px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 18.7px;"><
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(Angelique Kerber of Germany plays a backhand to Samantha Stosur of Australia in their first round match during day one of the Mutua Madrid Open tennis tournament at the Caja Magica on May 3, 2015 in Madrid, Spain. (May 2, 2015 - Source: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Europe)<br />
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Seeded 9th in the Internationale de Italia, Germany’s Angelique Kerber beat Alize Cornet in straight sets 6-2 6-3 to advance to the second round.<br />
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Kerber's defensive game was impenetrable behind the baseline, giving Cornet a lot of troubles. Though Cornet managed to put some resistance twice during the match, it wasn't enough to score an upset against Kerber. During the first set, Cornet held her serve to trail 2-3 but Kerber's solid ground strokes kept her nose in front. She held her serve again 40-0 to win the first set.<br />
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The second set follows the same pattern. Kerber leads again 3-1, before Cornet made a short comeback to trail at 2-3. But Kerber responded with solid winners and well-timed drop shots to derail Cornet. Cornet kept her hope alive by winning another game to trail at 3-5, but it didn’t stop the inevitable. Kerber served for the match and celebrated the win after Cornet’s service return landed on the net. Kerber will either meet Irina-Camelia Begu or Urszula Radwanska in the next round.<br />
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Angelique Kerber has been enjoying an excellent clay court season. She won back to back premier titles in Charleston and Stuttgart before falling to Sam Stosur in Madrid. Can she challenge the top seeds to win Rome title?</div>
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Rafael Nadal and Ana Ivanovic booked their place in the next round of Wimbledon 2014 as they finished their first round assignments respectively. Second seeded Rafael Nadal was tested by unseeded Martin Klizan as he beat the Spaniard in the first set 6-4. But Nadal managed to bounce back and secure the next three sets to end the match 4-6 6-3 6-3 6-3. Ana Ivanovic in the other hand won the battle between two former French Open champions as she overcame a gritty challenge from Francesca Schiavone 7-6 6-4.
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Waiting for Nadal and Ivanovic in the second round are two familiar opponents. They are two former opponents who made life difficult for both seeds in their previous encounters particularly in Wimbledon. Rafael Nadal will be facing Lucas Rosol, the same player who beat him in the same round in Wimbledon 2012. Nadal was defeated in tight five sets 7-6(9), 4-6, 4-6, 6-2, 4-6. After that match, Rafael Nadal went to hiatus missing the US Open and Australian Open the following year citing a knee injury.
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With victory against Schiavone, Ivanovic earned a clash against her former Wimbledon conqueror Jie Zheng from China. The last time they meet was in the third round in Wimbledon 2008, it was the year when Ana won the French Open a month before and was seeded first in Wimbledon. But during their match in the lawns of Wimbledon, it looks though that the seeding did not matter. Zheng dominated the match and sent Ivanovic sent packing 6-1 6-4. Zheng reached the semifinals that year, falling to eventual runner-up Serena Williams.<br />
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Finally, the wait is over. The time has come for a British man to lift the Wimbledon trophy after 77 years! It was destiny fulfilled after Andy Murray defeated the number seed, Novak Djokovic in straight sets 6-4 7-5 6-4 to win Wimbledon for the first time in his career! <br />
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Winner Andy Murray of Britain, left, and Novak Djokovic of Serbia pose for photographers with their trophies following the Men's singles final match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Sunday, July 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)<br />
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Novak Djokovic of Serbia plays a return to Andy Murray of Britain during the Men's singles final match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Sunday, July 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)<br />
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Novak Djokovic of Serbia, front, plays a return to Andy Murray of Britain during the Men's singles final match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Sunday, July 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Tom Hevezi, Pool)<br />
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Marion Bartoli of France wins her first grand slam at the expense of Germany's Sabine Lisicki in Wimbledon finals. Marion outfoxed Sabine in straight sets 6-1 6-4.<br />
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The second time Wimbledon finalist Marion Bartoli was broken in her opening service game but it did not deter her from winning the first set. After Sabine broke her to lead at 1-0, Marion immediately broke back to level the game afterwards. Sabine who plays for the first time in a grand slam final looks extremely nervous. With her unforced errors climbing up, the German couldn't simply keep up with Marion's barrage of flat ground strokes and race to 5-1 lead. Another error from Lisicki ended the first set after her forehand hit the net cord.<br />
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The second set was a similar story with a twist though. Again, Marion Bartoli race to a 5-1 lead but Sabine Lisicki quickly came back to life with the help of her serves. From 5-1 down, Lisicki put up some resistance to trail at 4-5. But Bartoli could not be denied. Sensing that the title was one game away, she lead the last game at 40-0 and closed out the set with an ace. She fell to her knees to celebrate her first grand slam title at Wimbledon!
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Sabine Lisicki of Germany returns to Marion Bartoli of France during their Women's singles final match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Saturday, July 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Stefan Wermuth, Pool)<br />
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Philippine Tennis Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07003801416374671240noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357566302386229427.post-33192736745616531552013-07-06T10:30:00.000-07:002013-10-09T12:44:11.251-07:00Andy Murray Sets Up Another Grand Slam Final Against Novak Djokovic <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Andy Murray recovered from a set down to beat Polish challenger Jerzy Janowicz in Wimbledon semi-finals. The second seeded Andy Murray bidding to be the first Brit to win Wimbledon since Fred Perry in 1936 beat his younger opponent 6-7 6-4 6-4 6-3 and advance in the finals where he is going to face the number one seed Novak Djokovic.<br />
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Andy Murray of Britain reacts after winning against Jerzy Janowicz of Poland during their Men's singles semifinal match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Friday, July 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)<br />
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Jerzy Janowicz of Poland reacts after winning a point against Andy Murray of Britain during their Men's singles semifinal match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Friday, July 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)<br />
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Andy Murray of Britain, right, greets Jerzy Janowicz of Poland at the net after winning their Men's singles semifinal match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Friday, July 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)</div>
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Novak Djokovic maintained his composure and tenacity to fend off the mighty groundstrokes of eighth seed Juan Martin del Potro, winning the longest ever Wimbledon semi-final 7-5 4-6 7-6(2) 6-7(6) 6-3 in front of a spellbound Center Court crowd. The injured Juan Martin Del Potro proved to be a tougher opponent against the number seed Djokovic. Del Potro who injured his knee in the fourth and reinjured the same during his quarterfinal match against David Ferrer, pounded the balls mercilessly to dismantle Djokovic defense. But in the end it was Djokovic's consistency that prevailed, Del Potro may have saved two match points to take the fourth set but it was not enough to stop Djokovic. Djokovic unleashed a backhand winner down the line to finish the fifth set to set a dream final against Andy Murray. <br />
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Novak Djokovic of Serbia reacts after defeating Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina in their Men's singles semifinal match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Friday, July 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)<br />
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Novak Djokovic of Serbia, back, plays a return to Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina during their Men's singles semifinal match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Friday, July 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Jonathan Brady, Pool)<br />
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Novak Djokovic of Serbia, left, reacts after defeating Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina in their Men's singles semifinal match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Friday, July 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)<br />
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Marion Bartoli of France beat her Belgian opponent in style as she progressed to her second Wimbledon final. She easily dispatched Kirsten Flipkens in straight sets 6-1 6-2 and will face Sabine Lisicki in the final . <br />
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23rd seed Sabine Lisciki of Germany reaches her first grand slam final after beating 4th ranked Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland in the semi-finals of Wimbledon.<br />
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In a battle of contrasting styles of play where Lisicki is known for her power while Radwanska for finesse and control, it was the former who held her nerve when it mattered, taking the match after two hours and 18 minutes with a booming forehand winner and wrapped the match to win three sets, 6-4, 2-6, 9-7.<br />
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The 23rd seed Lisicki will face France's 15th-seeded Marion Bartoli, the 2007 runner-up, in Saturday's title match looking to become Germany's first champion at a major since Steffi Graf beat Martina Hingis to claim the 1999 French Open.<br />
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Novak Djokovic moves a step closer to his second Wimbledon title after defeating Tommy Haas 6-1 6-4 7-6 in the fourth round. <br />
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Andy Murray keeps his bid to win his first Wimbledon title after defeating Michail Youzhny of Russia. Murray moves into the quarterfinals and will next face, a resurgent Fernando Verdasco. <br />
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Based on her impressive wins in the previous rounds, Serena Williams looks to hold her sixth Venus Rosewater Dish at All England Club this weekend. But the 23rd seeded Sabine Lisicki has a different plan in mind. Known as a French Open Champion slayer having defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova in 2009, Na Li in 2011, and Maria Sharapova last year in this tournament.The crowd never expected that she will be adding Serena in the list. </div>
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Both players are known for their big serves but it was Sabine Lisicki who was fired up and took the first set 6-2. However, Serena Williams, known for her aggressive and competitive mentality avenges her first set defeat and turn the tides with a relatively easy 6-1 win in the second set. It looks though that Williams was on her way to the quarter-finals after leading the third set 3-0. But Lisicki fought hard and found some extra reserves from her bag and eventually reached her first match point. Serena saved the point but Lisicki could not be denied. On her second match point, she unleashed a big forehand cross court winner that Serena could not reach. She then finished the match 6-4 and fell to her knees as she celebrated her victory against the defending champion. </div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">Wimbledon 2011 semi-finalist Sabine Lisicki overcame 14th seeded Sam Stosur to set up a clash with defending champion Serena Williams in the fourth round of Wimbledon 2013. Sabine Lisicki trailed in the first set, losing at 6-4. But she bounced back in the second set and hold on to win the third set as Stosur's game collapsed. Lisicki eventually win the match 4-6, 6-2 6-1 and moves to the fourth round for the fourth time in her career. </span></div>
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Serena Williams did not waste her time dispatching former semi-finalist Kimiko Date-Krumm in 61 minutes. She trashed her 42 year old opponent 6-2 6-0. Her next opponent will be the German 23rd seed Sabini Lisicki. <br />
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Eighth Seeded Petra Kvitova keeps her hope of winning her second Wimbledon after overcoming the challenge from 25th seed Ekaterina Makarova. Kvitova advanced to the next round after winning the match 6-3, 2-6, 6-3. She will face Carla Suarez Navarro in the third round. <br />
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Despite winning her first round match Victoria Azarenka withdraw from Wimbledon 2013 because of knee injury.</div>
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The No.2 seed was cruising 6-1, 1-0 against Portugal’s Maria Joao Koehler when she appeared to skid awkwardly on the baseline, lost her footing and took a painful tumble in which her right knee bore the brunt.<br />
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The number 2 rank player in the world withdrew right before her second round match against Flavia Penetta started. </div>
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Cecil Mamiit and Treat Huey lead the Philippine delegation in the first round of Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Group 1 against visitors Japan. The face off will be held in Plantation Bay, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu on March 4-6, 2011. <br />
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Japan ranked 28th in the world will be considered as the favorite for this tie against 35th ranked Philippines. But with the help of the cheers from the crowd Team RP will have extra energy and motivation to win. The winning team will face the winner between New Zealand and Uzbekistan in the second round. <br />
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The last time the two teams have met was in March 7, 2010, also in the first round, where host Japan defeated team RP 5-0. <br />
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Asia/Oceania Group 1 also include teams from Australia, New Zealand, Uzbekistan, Chinese Taipei, and China, PR. <br />
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Davis Cup Trivia<br />
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Next tie<br />
Philippines hosts Japan in the Asia/Oceania Zone Group I first round in 2011. The two nations have met on 26 previous occasions, with Japan holding a 17-9 edge.<br />
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Last tie<br />
Philippines avoided relegation after an extraordinary away victory over Korea in the Asia/Oceania Zone Group I second round play-offs. The visitors trailed 0-2 after the opening day, but fought back strongly to win 3-2. It was just the second time that Philippines had successfully come back from 0-2 down.<br />
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History<br />
Philippines was Eastern Zone champion in 1957, 1958, 1960 and 1964, but lost in the Interzonal semifinals on all four occasions. Philippines reached the World Group play-offs in 1991, although has never appeared in the competition's top tier.<br />
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Source: www.daviscup.comPhilippine Tennis Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07003801416374671240noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357566302386229427.post-13358304619138277712011-02-04T04:26:00.000-08:002013-10-09T12:42:58.987-07:00It's Novak Djokovic versus Andy Murray in Australian Open 2011 Men's FinalYou might have missed the Australian Open 2011 men's final between Serb Novak Djokovic and Scot Andy Murray so I'm posting their match highlights.<br />
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After their highly contested first set, Novak came away very strong in the second and third set to capture his second Australian Open in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2, 6-3.<br />
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Andy Murray is now 0-3 in the grand slam finals. He lost to Roger Federer in his first US Open final.He lost again to Roger Federer at the Australian Open, last year. And this time he was beaten by Novak Djokovic. It looks like, he may need to wait for few months to win his first major title. <br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="385" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/T9_-41naFGw" title="YouTube video player" width="455"></iframe>Philippine Tennis Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07003801416374671240noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357566302386229427.post-38028633519542574312011-02-01T02:09:00.000-08:002013-10-08T07:28:52.352-07:00Watch the Video of Australian Open 2011!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSbNv5cgf-SvvAjoHXikj22PKdY1XkeKkwHc0mKCHU40mC7ZsA33zk48A8tSoFFMUCyf_BryYm5v6ekNohjL_iyKI40_zl8Q4ux5rSSb-lHnAmygUXXk17ZnSAcHYnU0kCRiszqJLZium5/s1600/wh-australian-open-image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSbNv5cgf-SvvAjoHXikj22PKdY1XkeKkwHc0mKCHU40mC7ZsA33zk48A8tSoFFMUCyf_BryYm5v6ekNohjL_iyKI40_zl8Q4ux5rSSb-lHnAmygUXXk17ZnSAcHYnU0kCRiszqJLZium5/s320/wh-australian-open-image.jpg" width="295" /></a></div>Check out the most exciting Australian Open final ever. Watch as two crocodiles slugged it out to win the first grand slam title of the year. Guess who won the match? <br />
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Wilmar emerged as the new champion for Toro Hills Championships 3.0-3.5 singles category.Touted as the tournament favorite, proved his reputation by downing all his opponents in dominant fashion before experiencing a hiccup in the quarterfinals. In the second round he defeated Arnel Lee 6-1. But the in quarterfinals, he was trailing 0-3, against big serving Kim Molo. As their match went on, he settled down and won six consecutive games to defeat his conqueror 6-3. Then he almost blanked Jacs Sampayan in semis, and finished the match 8-1. Jacs, was simply overpowered as Wilmar dictated most of the points during the rallies. He then faced and defeated Knubs Delfin in the finals with a score of 10-4. <br />
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Knubil advanced in the finals by dominating King Paynor 8-3 in semis. Prior to Knubs semi-final match, he turned his quarterfinal match around against compatriot Ron Sequerra. Knubs saved two match points, thanks to his wonderfully crafted backhand that caught Ron off guard. Their match went on to a tie break and Knubs eventually won the match 7-6(7-3) as Ron succumbed to fatigue and Knub’s defensive strategies. <br />
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King’s exploits to semis, was also dramatic. In the second round, he was up 5-1, and held few match points but he let his lead slip away, as Bob tied the score at 5-5. He held his serve to go up at 6-5, but Bob refused to be broken and evened the match at 6-6. The match went to a tie break but found himself trailing again at 2-4, before the match was stopped due to rain. After the rain delay, they continued the match and pulled away. He won his match 7-6 (7-5) and advanced to the quarterfinals. He then defeated Rafa Ren 7-5 to advance in the semifinals where he was defeated by Knubil. Later, King admitted that he was too nervous during the match that he almost could not move his legs. <br />
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Other participants include, Arnel Lee who blanked Masaki, 6-0 in first round. Adrian Lacson was defeated by Dennis 6-2. Unfortunately, Dennis lost to Kim Molo 6-4. Greg Malapote was defeated by Paul Jael 5-7. And Paul Jael was defeated by Jacs Sampayan 6-3. The match between JC and Almyr was also close, JC defeated him 6-4. JC lost to Carlo Amistoso in the second round with a score of 6-7(2-7) while Carlo was defeated by Jacs in the quarters with 6-4 demolition. <br />
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In the other side of the draw, Aldrin Enrile defeated Jeph in the first round 7-5.Unfortunately, Aldrin was defeated by Ron 1-6, in the second round. Meng defeated Vito to advance in the second round with 6-3 score, but eventually lost to Knubil 3-6. Commander Ian was defeated by King Paynor 6-2 in the first round. And lastly, Tony Lacson was defeated by Fredcas 4-6, to advance in the second where he was defeated by Rafa Ren, 6-3.<br />
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During the finals, Knubs Delfin gave a gallant fight but the match was all going for Wilmar. Wilmar converted his third match point with a heavy spin serve that Knubil could not put into play and ended the match at 10-4. Wilmar was awarded with the Champion's Trophy and a prize from Global Green Life while Knubs settled for a runner-up trophy.<br />
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Toro Hills Championships 2011, "Going Twice" is presented by Prince and Tobys in cooperation with Toro Hills Tennis Club. Other sponsors include Apollo Consulting, Global Green Life, KR Light Photography and Big Barks Productions.Philippine Tennis Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07003801416374671240noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357566302386229427.post-60505433740745590632011-01-28T00:05:00.000-08:002013-10-08T07:29:26.138-07:00The Search for Star Player of Toro Hills Championships 2011 is On!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDsQOCHjPDauXi6UF2XL_A5WnR2QnBtXXIFJiT8H0NbRQqDLRQ6qFaPwKbaQNSh8vhZ9eJfPjGQ8K838FfCKwhG7iox2GSVRQ7W4HSUKLLFw0CVJjR0-jEJz4XnZwwjsyMp64YphaAKgnj/s1600/Toro+Hills+Star+Player+-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDsQOCHjPDauXi6UF2XL_A5WnR2QnBtXXIFJiT8H0NbRQqDLRQ6qFaPwKbaQNSh8vhZ9eJfPjGQ8K838FfCKwhG7iox2GSVRQ7W4HSUKLLFw0CVJjR0-jEJz4XnZwwjsyMp64YphaAKgnj/s640/Toro+Hills+Star+Player+-3.jpg" width="246" /></a></div>The search for the most popular tennis player of Toro Hills Championships 2011 is on. The tournament will take place in Toro Hills Club, Brgy. Toro, Project 8, Quezon City on January 29-30, 2011. The pictures from the photographers will be posted online on January 31, 2011, and the voting will start on the same day. <br />
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The online voting contest are sponsored by the following: Global Green Life, KR Light Photography and Big Barks Productions.<br />
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The tennis player who will get the most number of votes from fans will win a fashion shoot with <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kim-Molo-Photography/155276827842825">KR Light Photography</a>. He will also star in a video teaser for Philippine Tennis League by Big Barks Productions.<br />
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Contest Mechanics:<br />
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To join:<br />
1. The contest is open for all participants of Toro Hills Championships 2011, "Going twice".<br />
2. KR Light Photography will take the shots of players with NTRP 2.0-2.5 and Creative Clicks commercial Photography will take the shots of players with NTRP 3.0-3.5.<br />
3. Players will then choose their best shot among the photos shoot by two photographers.<br />
4. All pictures will be uploaded in two albums in Philippine Tennis League fan page for players with NTRP 2.0-2.5 and 3.0-3.5 respectively.<br />
5. There will only be one winner.<br />
6. In case of a tie, the organizers of Toro Hills Championships, John<br />
Christian Cogniliaro and Raul Panti Jr., Kim Molo of KR Light Photography and Robert Gualta of Big Barks Productions will vote for the winner.<br />
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To vote:<br />
1. Voting is open to all visitors of <a href="http://www.facebook.com/philippinetennisleague?v=app_129982580378550">Philippine Tennis League facebook fan page</a>.<br />
2. Fans shall go the to official Philippine Tennis League fan page". Click ‘Like’. They will then vote for their favorite tennis player by clicking "like" button under each photo in the Toro Hills Championships 2011 Albums.<br />
3. There will be two albums. One for players with NTRP 2.0-2.5 and the other is for players with NTRP 3.0-3.5.<br />
4. Fans can vote as many tennis players they like.<br />
5. Voting starts from January 31 and will end on February 28, 2011.<br />
6. The photo that will get most of the "likes" will be declared as the winner.<br />
7. Announcement of the winners will be on March 6, 2011.<br />
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Who will be the next big star? Watch out.Philippine Tennis Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07003801416374671240noreply@blogger.com0