16-year-old Filipino junior tennis player Francis Casey “Niño” Alcantara and partner 17-year-old Taiwanese Cheng-Peng Hsieh bagged the junior doubles title in the Australian Open 2009 in Melbourne, Australia.
They beat Mikhal Biryukov of Russia and Yasutaka Uchiyama of Japan, 6-4, 6-2, in the final match. Alcantara, who is currently a fourth year high school academic scholar at Xavier University in Cagayan de Oro is the first Filipino to ever win a title in one of tennis’ four major tournaments (Australian, French, Wimbledon, US Open).
12-year-old Filipino-Australian Jal Joshua Lebumfacil placed second to the grand prize winner Mark Vincent in Australia’s Got Talent 2009. “You’re...
Filipino-American Brian “The Hawaiian Punch” Viloria (26-2 15 KOs) retained his IBF junior flyweight title via a unanimous decision against...
Filipino Wesley So, the youngest grandmaster in the world at 14, surprised a strong pack of experienced players to walk...
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Oakmont Country Club will host the US Open for the eight time. It is considered the toughest course in the...
February 2nd, 2009 
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