Taga Cagayan De Oro ni! whhoooooowwww....Congrats! first pinoy

**uploks** · 01-31-2009, 08:48 PM

Easy win for Asian boys' doubles duo

Asian pairing Francis Casey Alcantara of the Philippines and Cheng-Peng Hsieh of Chinese Taipei have triumphed in the boys’ doubles final of Australian Open 2009, defeating unseeded combination Mikhal Biryukov of Russia and Yasutaka Uchiyama of Japan 6-4 6-2.

The seventh seeds were in dominant form at Margaret Court Arena, winning 87 per cent of first serve points throughout the 43-minute encounter.

Biryukov and Uchiyama had defeated the top-seeded pairing of Yuki Bhambri and Liang-Chi Huang in their previous match, but were not able to replicate that form today, quickly going down a set and 5-1 after being broken twice in the second set.

They managed to hold serve to slightly prolong proceedings before Alcantara and Hsieh held their own to claim the title.

It is Hsieh’s third junior Grand Slam doubles title, with the Chinese Taipei player victorious at both Melbourne Park and Wimbledon last year.

He said the result was very pleasing given he had only been playing with Alcantara since the beginning of 2009.

“It is the second time I have won here at the Australian Open, and I’m very happy [to defend my title],” he said.

For Alcantara, the result erased some of the disappointment of his first round loss in the boys’ singles draw, where he was the No. 10 seed.

**lyan** · 02-01-2009, 08:27 AM

taga asa ka sa cagayan?

**EvenStar** · 02-01-2009, 01:04 PM

juniors man ni...hahaha i thought sa Mens Double jud sila nakadaug. toinks

Bryan and Bryan from the US man ang champs sa 2009 aussie open doubles.

**lyan** · 02-01-2009, 04:34 PM

unsa man ni na sports?

**Metz** · 02-01-2009, 05:51 PM

tennis?

congrats.

**higanstolsdawen** · 02-01-2009, 08:34 PM

is it true that he is the first filipino to win the Grand Slam?

**blair** · 02-01-2009, 08:50 PM

congrats !!!!! proud to be pinoy

**Jr_Gong** · 02-01-2009, 10:29 PM

congrats...proud cagayanon

**nitro_boy** · 02-02-2009, 10:37 AM

Originally Posted by higanstolsdawen

is it true that he is the first filipino to win the Grand Slam?

nope. he won the junior doubles title. it's not even the junior's singles. but he could be the very first Filipino to win in this prestigious tournament on any category. that's a lot to be proud about

**cardwell164** · 02-02-2009, 01:05 PM

e post sad tingali unsa ni nga sports para di ta mag cge tag-an2 unsa ni

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