Tag Archives: Tokyo Toray Pan Pacific Tennis Tournament

I Finally Got To See Naomi Osaka Play Tennis But It Didn’t Quite Go To Plan!!

Posted on September 24, 2022 by tokyofox

Four time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka was back in Tokyo last week to defend the title she won when the Toray Pan Pacific Open (PPO) tournament last took place in 2019. I’ve actually been following the ups and downs … Continue reading →

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Retrospective Alphabet Dating In Greater Tokyo S00E01: A-E

Posted on August 14, 2022 by tokyofox

  Whilst season two of alphabet dating is taking place I thought I could fill that void with a restrospecive series which is certainly an easier operation as they were not done in alphabetical order which can be a little … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Toray Pan Pacific Open 2015 Tennis Tournament

Posted on September 26, 2015 by tokyofox

The tennis season may be considered as good as over to some but there is still a bit of tournament action taking place outside of the four Grand Slams. On the back of the U.S. Open it always seems like … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Toray Pan Pacific Open 2014 Tennis Tournament

Posted on September 19, 2014 by tokyofox

Scotland voting no to independence has been the big story of the day and thanks to Andy Murray’s tweet yesterday in support of his country going it alone, tennis was in the news albeit not for anything to with the actual … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Toray Pan Pacific Open 2013 Tennis Tournament

Posted on September 27, 2013 by tokyofox

Tennis is a bit of a strange sport in this country. So many people say they play it and courts always being booked up seems to prove that. Many of my students profess to being interested in the game yet … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Toray Pan Pacific Open 2012 Tennis Tournament

Posted on September 28, 2012 by tokyofox

This years TPPO tennis tournament in Tokyo promised to be better than usual with 12 of the worlds top 13 women participating for big prize money and a large amount of ranking points. Sadly that one missing player was the … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Toray Pan Pacific Open 2010 Tennis Tournament

Posted on October 9, 2010 by tokyofox

On the 1st of this month I went to the Ariake Colloseum (a real cr*p name I know!) in Odaiba to see the ladies semi-finals of the Toray Pan Pacific Tournament. I bought my ticket in advance hoping to see … Continue reading →

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