Federer reveals pain from hand injury
DAVAO Occidental- Cocolife is on a roll as it overcame a huge 20-point deficit posted by Laguna in the first half and preserved its endgame brilliance to snatch a 72-66 victory in the 2018 Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League Datu Cup eliminations at the
Marist School Gym in Marikina City.
The Tigers from Mindanao extend their winning streak to six and tighten its grip to second place in south division team standings.
Laguna’s go to guy ex- pro Denok
Miranda along with
Michel Mabulac started like a house on fire to build a big gap in the early goings and maintain a double digit spread at the half, 45- 29.
Leo Najorda and Ilonggo superstar Billy Robles stepped up for Davao Cocolife team owned by Claudine Bautista of Davao Occidental
LGU and backed by Cocolife president
Elmo Mobleza, FVP Joseph Ronquillo and AVP Rowena Asnan, as they slowly trimmed down the Krah’s lead up to the crucial minutes of the game.
A jumper from veteran Bonbon Custodio with two minutes left in third canto pushed the Tigers to only single digit advantage by Laguna that only scored a measly seven-point effort in the penultimate quarter.
The first deadlock came after Najorda’s triple on the final 2: 51 of the game followed by a go ahead basket by Custodio on Miranda’s turnover en route to complete their come- from- behind victory for an impressive 8- 3 win - loss record in the league organized by Senator Manny Pacquiao.
BASEL, Switzerland:
Roger Federer has revealed that he has been suffering with a hand injury since the summer, but said the problem is no longer a worry as he heads into his home Swiss Open starting on Monday (Tuesday in Manila).
The 20-time Grand Slam winner told Germany’s Sonntag Zeitung of the problem, which began when he trained for the grasscourt season.
“I hurt my hand training at the start of the grass season,” Federer told the newspaper. “It’s had more consequences than I thought. I dragged this pain for about three months.
“It’s not an excuse and we’re not going to make a fuss over it.”
He added: “(Sometimes) I felt pain during
now I can let go of my forehand normally without thinking of it.”
The 37-year-old Federer will start his bid a revenge match in the second round if he and John Millman both advance.
The 33rd-ranked Australian shocked Federer in the US Open fourth round in September.
The Swiss, who will be playing only his second ATP tournament since the US Open, has a huge reputation to live up to at home, having won the trophy in three of the last four editions.
The defending champion, ranked third in the world, takes the top seeding with German Alexander Zverev seeded second after
appearance here four years ago.
the third spot and starts against Canadian teenager Denis Shapovalov while Zverev plays Robin Haase in the opening round.
Stefanos Tsitsipas, who on Sunday became the first Greek winner of an ATP tournament when he triumphed in