Their laptop, MP3 player and mobile phone were confiscated when they were caught misusing them. In a previous interview with The New Paper in 2012, Tasha revealed that everything about her life was controlled - from her diet (they were not allowed to eat meat, rice and bread) to their use of electronics. She embarked on a solo entertainment career in Korea for several years, before officially abandoning her dreams of K-pop stardom in 2018. The gruelling and miserable experience that Tasha, 26, had was also what drove her away from showbiz. Despite a smooth debut, the group's tumultuous journey led to its eventual disbandment in 2014. Tasha would eventually join fellow Singaporean Ferlyn Wong and two other Korean girls - Jenny and Sol - to form K-pop group, SKarf.Īfter two years of intensive training, Tasha made her debut as the leader of SKarf. In 2010, Natasha Low (better known by her stage name Tasha) beat out many K-pop idol hopefuls on the Singapore leg of the JYP & Alpha Asean Region Audition to become one of Singapore's first K-pop girls. 13, 2022.She had a unique opportunity that many girls would probably kill for - the chance to be a K-pop idol and possibly share the spotlight with the big names of the industry. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept.
Pospisil broke Hong four times on 11 chances and defended four of the seven break points he faced.Īlexis Galarneau (Laval, Que.) and Gabriel Diallo (Montreal) are the other players on Canada's team.Ĭanada earned a wild card into this year's Davis Cup after Russia was barred from competing due to the ongoing war in Ukraine.Ĭanada next faces Spain on Friday before finishing the stage Saturday against Serbia. The Canadian overcame 43 unforced errors by hitting 34 winners, 21 more than his opponent.
In the opening singles match, Pospisil had five aces and won 66 per cent of service points, compared to 57 per cent for Hong. Auger-Aliassime scored a break in the fifth game, but Kwon held serve the rest of the way.Īuger-Aliassime was not on Canada's initial roster for the Davis Cup, but Tennis Canada announced last week he would join the squad in place of Liam Draxl and Cleeve Harper. Kwon went up two early breaks in the second set to take a 4-0 lead. Kwon took the first set of the second singles match when he won the last three points of the tiebreak, with Auger-Aliassime committing a double-fault while facing set point. The top two teams in each group advance to the final stage, Nov. Serbia is without top player Novak Djokovic, who announced last week he is withdrawing due to personal reasons. Spain is being led by rising star and 2022 U.S. Pospisil opened the tie with a 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (5) win over Hong Seong Chan.Ī victory against South Korea was vital for a Canadian squad trying to come out of a powerful group that includes Serbia and Spain, which defeated a Canada team featuring Pospisil and Auger-Aliassime in the 2019 championship tie. 13 in the world - suffered a shock 7-6 (5), 6-3 defeat to No.
The Canadians pulled out a victory in a tie that seemed likely to go the way of their opponents after the South Koreans scored a key break to go up 6-5 in the second set, then broke again in the opening game of the third set.Ī doubles win became necessary after Auger-Aliassime - Canada's top-ranked male player at No. Pospisil, of Vernon, B.C., and Montreal's Auger-Aliassime won the last four games in the final set of the doubles match to defeat Nam Ji Sung and Song Min-Kyu 7-5, 5-7, 6-3. VALENCIA, Spain - Vasek Pospisil won his opening singles match, then teamed with Felix Auger-Aliassime to take the deciding doubles match as Canada won its opening tie at the Davis Cup Finals tennis tournament 2-1 over South Korea on Tuesday.
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