Is Alex Eala facing a significant “Czech predicament” on the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Tour? This, after the 20-year-old Filipina ace fell against another Czech player in world No. 14 Karolina Muchova , 0-6, 2-6, in the Round of 16 of the Miami Open on Tuesday, March 24 (Philippine...
Alex Eala is projected to slip outside Top 40 in the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings following her fourth-round exit at the Miami Open. Ranked No. 29 entering the WTA1000 event, Eala has dropped to No. 45 in the live WTA rankings as of Tuesday, March 24 -- a position that could still...
Time is gold, perhaps even more precious. Alex Eala knew this well as she puts premium on time management amid her steady rise in professional tennis. And with the wave of support, she is receiving from Filipino fans wherever she competes, the 20-year-old sensation emphasized the importance of...
Nearly three years after their first meeting, Filipina tennis ace Alex Eala reunited with Fil-American Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra as she ramps up her campaign for the 2026 Miami Open in Florida. Eala, 20, made the most of a brief respite, returning to the Kaseya Center whe she caught up...
After more than two weeks of rest, Alex Eala dives into action for her main draw debut alongside the star-studded cast in the upcoming WTA 1000 Indian Wells Open (BNP Paribas) in California slated March 4 to 15. Eala, 20, takes the centerstage against the high-ranking players and multi-Grand Slam...
Alex Eala displayed steely nerves against the feisty world No. 8 Italian Jasmine Paolini in the second set and hacked out a hard-fought 6-1, 7-6 (7) win to book her ticket in Round of 16 of the WTA 1000 Dubai Tennis Championships in the United Arab Emirates Wednesday morning, Feb. 18 (Philippine...
Alex Eala’s dream debut on home soil is off to a winning start—and she’s not ready to stop just yet. With another big crowd expected to rally behind her, the Filipina ace eyes a quarterfinal berth at the WTA 125 Philippine Women’s Open at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center on Wednesday, Jan....
Alex Eala is doubtful for the inaugural staging of the Philippine Women 's Open due to her scheduling conflicts in January. The WTA 125 event, which the country is hosting for the first time, might miss the presence of the best Filipina tennis player as it runs smack into the Australian Open,...
Alex Eala and Nadiia Kichenok absorbed a 7-6(4), 3-6, 5-10 semifinal loss to Janice Tjen and Katarzyna Piter to bow out of contention in Guangzhou Open women’s doubles in China Saturday, Oct. 25. After a hard-earned first-set win, Eala and Kichenok tried to conjure their magic in the second frame...
Alex Eala and Ukrainian Nadiia Kichenok used much of their strength to dispatch Russia’s Polina Kudermetova and Kamilla Rakhimova, 6-3, 7-5, and advance to the semifinal round of the Guangzhou Open in China Friday, Oct. 24. After a spectacular first-set display, the 20-year-old Eala and Kichenok...
Alex Eala finally ended her string of early exits as she and Ukrainian Nadiia Kichenok dominated Tang Qianhui and Emily Appleton, 6-4, 6-2, to book their quarterfinal ticket in the Guangzhou Open in China Thursday, Oct. 23. Vying in the 16-pair field of the WTA 250 doubles event on Chinese soil,...
Alex Eala suffered another early elimination after succumbing to Czech Tereza Valentova, 1-6, 2-6, in the opening round of the WTA 250 Kinoshita Group Japan Open in Osaka Tuesday, Oct. 14. Playing unseeded in the competition where hometown bet Naomi Osaka is the No. 1 seed, Eala was completely...
