Seeing Andy Murray–and other tennis stars–up close
It was sports history in the making, with many of its participants gathered in one room for a night—and then slugging it out in a tennis arena for three consecutive days—in Manila.
It was sports history in the making, with many of its participants gathered in one room for a night—and then slugging it out in a tennis arena for three consecutive days—in Manila.
It has been 25 years since any high-profile or top-caliber professional tennis athlete played a match in the country. The last ones to do so were Bjorn Borg, the ice-cool Swede (whose calm demeanor was unsettling to opponents) with 11 grand slam trophies, and John McEnroe, the notorious hothead but brilliant American shotmaker, who played an exhibition match at Ninoy Aquino Stadium in 1989.
In the early 1980s, Bjorn Borg dominated the international tennis scene. After winning the Wimbledon Cup and completing a grand slam, he graced the cover of Time magazine.
It’s a sure thing now, say its organizers, that the Manila leg of the International Premier Tennis League happening on Nov. 28 will see tennis superstars Andy Murray and Maria Sharapova in the country.
He dreams of becoming a professional tennis player, considers family very important in his life, and maintains a high academic standing. Today, such is life to 17-year-old Betto Orendain.
I’m not into bucket lists, mainly because my mind is so busy—cluttered, actually—to make one, and because I generally like to take whatever today gives.
The past two years now, our Valle Verde badminton group has been going to Baguio just to watch the Wimbledon on TV. We call it our Wimbledon party.
To tennis fans around the world, springtime in Paris is synonymous with the spectacular battles on the red clay courts at the Roland Garros French Open.
Off the tennis court, she’s a poised, feminine style maven. But when she picks up the racket to play, Maria Lourdes “Marilu” Toda Batchelor looks tough and intimidating.
One day one just has to accept the irreversible reality of age—and, at some later point, aging. That reality is plainest in sports; yet, it’s in sports precisely that it is widely denied.
The latest in global fashion, beauty, and culture through a contemporary Filipino perspective.
COPYRIGHT © LIFESTYLE INQUIRER 2022