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A Philippine tennis event, anyone?
By Sev Sarmenta
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 02:16:00 07/03/2009
DESPITE THE surge of golf, badminton and even pelota at one time, tennis remains a popular sport in the country.
Just visit the UP courts in Diliman, Quezon City. On any morning, players of all ages swing away. Older players huff and puff to stay in step with resident instructors while younger ones whip topspins, clearly imitating their international tennis idols.
The "pulot" (ball) boys are there to pick up your misses, keep scores and get you drinks at even the lowest tip. Unlike caddies, pulot boys don’t get blamed for missed forehands. Pulot boys are only interested in getting the balls quickly so that sets can end swiftly. There are no long walks in tennis where you can mistakenly blame a caddy for your shortcomings.
Besides your pulot boy today could be on the other side of the net the next time when there is a shortage of trainers. Watch out! Revenge could be in their hands.
Tennis is an aerobic workout that demands control of the middle at all times. Moving out of the center after a shot leaves you lunging at a return or barely reaching a well-placed volley. You have to hustle back swiftly to the middle to enable you to dart left or right in an instant for the next shot.
These scenes are repeated many times in tennis courts around the archipelago. There is one in Cagayan de Oro where the action is lively and passionate. I know there are tennis clubs in Pasig and Greenhills. In the eighties, I played tennis passionately at the Celebrity Sports courts, mixing it up in joyful doubles with trainers, pulots or anybody who would play.
Tennis doubles is delightful because you bond with friends and laugh at your mistakes. In the ’90s, I played regular doubles at the Columbian with sports TV director Al Neri, PBL commissioner Chino Trinidad and graphic expert Rey Bonifacio. I can still hear us laughing over missed poaches and double faults.
We have not been short in producing our own champions like Felicisimo Ampon, Johnny Jose, Eddie Cruz, Felix Barrientos, Roland So, the Castillejo sisters and recently Nino Alcantara.
The game is perfect for the natural agility of Filipinos, even in this era of bigger rackets and booming serves.
The Davis Cup matches always draw tennis fans and even those who are just beginning to understand the game's unique scoring of loves and deuces. Tournaments like the Mitsubishi Juniors are also a springboard for Filipino and foreign talents of the future.
As Wimbledon swings into its finish, we wonder what a Philippine international event will do to heighten passion for the sport. Times are hard and sponsorships are hard to come by. A worldwide A H1N1 epidemic isn't helping any and even news about security can be misunderstood by potential foreign players.
And yet a permanent tournament, sponsored by a large multinational company, could draw top caliber international players and crowds of different generations.
I remember producing an exhibition match involving Stefan Edberg, Yannick Noah and others when they were still in their prime and people came to watch despite a storm that threatened to cancel the event. An exhibition between rivals Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe also drew a sellout crowd.
Our tournament doesn't have to be as traditional as Wimbledon, as romantic as the French Open or as slick as the Australian or US Opens. It just has to have great talent that will inspire all of us to improve our own games and keep alive our love for tennis.
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« Reply #1 on: July 05, 2009, 06:38:09 PM » |
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A Philippine tennis event, anyone?
By Sev Sarmenta
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 02:16:00 07/03/2009
DESPITE THE surge of golf, badminton and even pelota at one time, tennis remains a popular sport in the country.
Just visit the UP courts in Diliman, Quezon City. On any morning, players of all ages swing away. Older players huff and puff to stay in step with resident instructors while younger ones whip topspins, clearly imitating their international tennis idols.
The "pulot" (ball) boys are there to pick up your misses, keep scores and get you drinks at even the lowest tip. Unlike caddies, pulot boys don’t get blamed for missed forehands. Pulot boys are only interested in getting the balls quickly so that sets can end swiftly. There are no long walks in tennis where you can mistakenly blame a caddy for your shortcomings.
Besides your pulot boy today could be on the other side of the net the next time when there is a shortage of trainers. Watch out! Revenge could be in their hands.
Tennis is an aerobic workout that demands control of the middle at all times. Moving out of the center after a shot leaves you lunging at a return or barely reaching a well-placed volley. You have to hustle back swiftly to the middle to enable you to dart left or right in an instant for the next shot.
These scenes are repeated many times in tennis courts around the archipelago. There is one in Cagayan de Oro where the action is lively and passionate. I know there are tennis clubs in Pasig and Greenhills. In the eighties, I played tennis passionately at the Celebrity Sports courts, mixing it up in joyful doubles with trainers, pulots or anybody who would play.
Tennis doubles is delightful because you bond with friends and laugh at your mistakes. In the ’90s, I played regular doubles at the Columbian with sports TV director Al Neri, PBL commissioner Chino Trinidad and graphic expert Rey Bonifacio. I can still hear us laughing over missed poaches and double faults.
We have not been short in producing our own champions like Felicisimo Ampon, Johnny Jose, Eddie Cruz, Felix Barrientos, Roland So, the Castillejo sisters and recently Nino Alcantara.
The game is perfect for the natural agility of Filipinos, even in this era of bigger rackets and booming serves.
The Davis Cup matches always draw tennis fans and even those who are just beginning to understand the game's unique scoring of loves and deuces. Tournaments like the Mitsubishi Juniors are also a springboard for Filipino and foreign talents of the future.
As Wimbledon swings into its finish, we wonder what a Philippine international event will do to heighten passion for the sport. Times are hard and sponsorships are hard to come by. A worldwide A H1N1 epidemic isn't helping any and even news about security can be misunderstood by potential foreign players.
And yet a permanent tournament, sponsored by a large multinational company, could draw top caliber international players and crowds of different generations.
I remember producing an exhibition match involving Stefan Edberg, Yannick Noah and others when they were still in their prime and people came to watch despite a storm that threatened to cancel the event. An exhibition between rivals Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe also drew a sellout crowd.
Our tournament doesn't have to be as traditional as Wimbledon, as romantic as the French Open or as slick as the Australian or US Opens. It just has to have great talent that will inspire all of us to improve our own games and keep alive our love for tennis.
Yes! SEv is correct! ,i witnessed those events at araneta .. there should be a phil open! WE MUST HAVE A GRACIOUS BENEFACTORS!.. WWHO SHALL IT BE? ... by the way sev is a school mate of mine at PNC elementary years hehe buko na mga edad!  |
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« Reply #2 on: July 05, 2009, 06:53:15 PM » |
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Wow!!  inspiring nung article, I really hope so na magkaroon tayo ng yearly international tennis tourney in d country para nman mas marami maencourage na mga pinoys 2 love & appreciate d sport.. |
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« Reply #3 on: July 05, 2009, 10:18:26 PM » |
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The key is to have more players, more coaches, and more administrators jump in, feet first, and offer their full time commitment to developing this great game. "IT'S MORE A MATTER OF WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, RATHER THAN IF IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN NOW."
This is from the June 2009 issue of the Australian Tennis Magazine entitled "Celebrating the Stalwarts" by Greg Royle.
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« Reply #4 on: July 06, 2009, 12:10:52 AM » |
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A Philippine tennis event, anyone?
By Sev Sarmenta
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 02:16:00 07/03/2009
DESPITE THE surge of golf, badminton and even pelota at one time, tennis remains a popular sport in the country.
Just visit the UP courts in Diliman, Quezon City. On any morning, players of all ages swing away. Older players huff and puff to stay in step with resident instructors while younger ones whip topspins, clearly imitating their international tennis idols.
The "pulot" (ball) boys are there to pick up your misses, keep scores and get you drinks at even the lowest tip. Unlike caddies, pulot boys don’t get blamed for missed forehands. Pulot boys are only interested in getting the balls quickly so that sets can end swiftly. There are no long walks in tennis where you can mistakenly blame a caddy for your shortcomings.
Besides your pulot boy today could be on the other side of the net the next time when there is a shortage of trainers. Watch out! Revenge could be in their hands.
Tennis is an aerobic workout that demands control of the middle at all times. Moving out of the center after a shot leaves you lunging at a return or barely reaching a well-placed volley. You have to hustle back swiftly to the middle to enable you to dart left or right in an instant for the next shot.
These scenes are repeated many times in tennis courts around the archipelago. There is one in Cagayan de Oro where the action is lively and passionate. I know there are tennis clubs in Pasig and Greenhills. In the eighties, I played tennis passionately at the Celebrity Sports courts, mixing it up in joyful doubles with trainers, pulots or anybody who would play.
Tennis doubles is delightful because you bond with friends and laugh at your mistakes. In the ’90s, I played regular doubles at the Columbian with sports TV director Al Neri, PBL commissioner Chino Trinidad and graphic expert Rey Bonifacio. I can still hear us laughing over missed poaches and double faults.
We have not been short in producing our own champions like Felicisimo Ampon, Johnny Jose, Eddie Cruz, Felix Barrientos, Roland So, the Castillejo sisters and recently Nino Alcantara.
The game is perfect for the natural agility of Filipinos, even in this era of bigger rackets and booming serves.
The Davis Cup matches always draw tennis fans and even those who are just beginning to understand the game's unique scoring of loves and deuces. Tournaments like the Mitsubishi Juniors are also a springboard for Filipino and foreign talents of the future.
As Wimbledon swings into its finish, we wonder what a Philippine international event will do to heighten passion for the sport. Times are hard and sponsorships are hard to come by. A worldwide A H1N1 epidemic isn't helping any and even news about security can be misunderstood by potential foreign players.
And yet a permanent tournament, sponsored by a large multinational company, could draw top caliber international players and crowds of different generations.
I remember producing an exhibition match involving Stefan Edberg, Yannick Noah and others when they were still in their prime and people came to watch despite a storm that threatened to cancel the event. An exhibition between rivals Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe also drew a sellout crowd.
Our tournament doesn't have to be as traditional as Wimbledon, as romantic as the French Open or as slick as the Australian or US Opens. It just has to have great talent that will inspire all of us to improve our own games and keep alive our love for tennis.
Nice article. Very well said Mr. Sev Sarmenta. |
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« Reply #5 on: July 06, 2009, 01:07:55 PM » |
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hehehehehehe! Let's do it!
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Tennis is my Love, Tennis is my Job, Tennis is my Wife, Tennis is my Life, That's why I played Tennis to have a wonderful life.
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« Reply #6 on: July 06, 2009, 02:57:39 PM » |
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« Reply #7 on: July 06, 2009, 07:49:25 PM » |
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maganda yan... invite Roger and Rafa for the 1st Philippine Open!!!!  |
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« Reply #8 on: July 09, 2009, 01:22:51 AM » |
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isang araw napagusapan namin ito, bakit nga ba walang philippine open kahit man lang 2nd or 3rd tier events, gandang venue ang araneta masyado nga lang malaki pero ayos pa din yun, sana nga may group ng multinational company at domestic corporations para mag sponsor sa ganitong event, hehehe.
still hoping and waiting...........
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« Reply #9 on: July 09, 2009, 01:32:51 AM » |
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isang araw napagusapan namin ito, bakit nga ba walang philippine open kahit man lang 2nd or 3rd tier events, gandang venue ang araneta masyado nga lang malaki pero ayos pa din yun, sana nga may group ng multinational company at domestic corporations para mag sponsor sa ganitong event, hehehe.
still hoping and waiting...........
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i thought i saw the light at the end of the tunnel but it turns out it was just me hitting myself on the face with a racket!
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« Reply #10 on: July 09, 2009, 01:36:11 AM » |
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Eto ung sagot dyan... John F. Kennedy's quote, "Ask not what your country can do for you--ask what you can do for your country
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i thought i saw the light at the end of the tunnel but it turns out it was just me hitting myself on the face with a racket!
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« Reply #11 on: July 09, 2009, 01:39:33 AM » |
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pride and love for the Motherland! |
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« Reply #12 on: July 09, 2009, 10:54:08 AM » |
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My opinion ,sa middle lagi tayo nag start ..why not pursue our PTO goal ,Grass root para from the bottom ,up! ,mas effective siguro yon ,,kung every nook and cranny may naglalaro ng tennis ,, na parang basketball ..siguro mapansis na yan ng potential sponsors! opinoin lang po!  |
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« Reply #13 on: July 10, 2009, 08:12:31 PM » |
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I heard from a friend that Manny Pangilinan is cooking an event for ATP. The only problem is the venue... Araneta is probably the most feasible.
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« Reply #14 on: July 11, 2009, 09:38:16 PM » |
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I heard from a friend that Manny Pangilinan is cooking an event for ATP. The only problem is the venue... Araneta is probably the most feasible.
PWEDE DIN SA ULTRA!... WOW! SANA MATULOY!.. AT NG MAKA PANOOD NG WORLD CLASS TENNIS TOURNAMENTS |
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« Reply #15 on: July 11, 2009, 09:48:53 PM » |
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kelangan may mga plakards tyo tyo. pwede din tyo magpapansin sa harap ng malacanang. calling all tenistas. hahaha!
serious na nga... kelangan kasi ng sponors makumbinsi sila na malaki kaya kikitain nila if ever yung returns? ganun talaga ang bisnes.
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« Reply #16 on: July 11, 2009, 09:54:03 PM » |
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kelangan may mga plakards tyo tyo. pwede din tyo magpapansin sa harap ng malacanang. calling all tenistas. hahaha!
serious na nga... kelangan kasi ng sponors makumbinsi sila na malaki kaya kikitain nila if ever yung returns? ganun talaga ang bisnes.
Meron naman dyan na mahilig talaga mag sponsor ng ganitong events maski wala masyado ROI! kailangan lang solid na presentation sa mga programs na gagawin ng isang organization! |
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