For the second time, Alex Eala suffered a third round Grand Slam qualifying exit after falling short against New Zealand’s Lulu Sun, 6-7, 5-7, in the Wimbledon Championships in Great Britain on Thursday night, June 27. Alex Eala Just last month on her 19th birthday, the young...
Alex Eala overcame a tough second set to stun higher-ranked Tamara Zidansek of Slovenia, 1-6, 7-6 (9), 6-3, and barge into the third qualifying round of the Wimbledon Championships in Great Britain on Wednesday, June 26. Alex Eala is one win away from a main draw berth in the Wimbledon...
Alex Eala opened her Grand Slam campaign in style with a 7-6 (1), 6-4 victory over higher-ranked Jessika Ponchet of France in the first qualifying round of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships in Great Britain on Tuesday, June 25. Alex Eala advances to the second qualifying round in Wimbledon. (File...
Alex Eala yielded to a more experienced rival in former world No. 1 doubles player Sara Errani, 6-0, 7-6 (3), in the quarterfinals for the Veneto Open in Gaiba, Italy on Saturday, June 22 (Manila time). Alex Eala (Facebook post) The 19-year-old Eala tried to recover from a lethargic opening set but...
Alex Eala crushed her fellow unseeded rival to arrange a thrilling quarterfinal showdown with former world No. 1 doubles player Sara Errani in the Veneto Open in Gaiba, Italy on Thursday, June 20. Alex Eala books her first WTA quarterfinals appearance at the Veneto Open. (Tournament site) The...
Alex Eala survived Frenchwoman Carole Monet’s second-set rally to prevail 6-3, 7-5 and advance to the second round of the Veneto Open in Gaiba, Italy on Tuesday, June 18. Alex Eala advances to the next round of the Veneto Open in Italy (@petertvermoes through Alex Eala Facebook) The unseeded Eala...
Alex Eala failed to sustain her hot start as she succumbed to her Japanese rival in the second qualifying round of the Rothesay Open Nottingham Tennis Tournament in Great Britain on Sunday, June 9. Alex Eala loses in the second qualifying round in the Nottingham tournament. (File Photo/Alex Eala...
Alex Eala opened the grass season on a winning note by routing her British rival in the first qualifying round of the Rothesay Open Nottingham Tennis Tournament in Great Britain. Alex Eala opens the grass season with a win. (Alex Eala Facebook) The 19-year-old Eala whipped Sarah Beth Grey, 6-3,...
Alex Eala yielded to Russian Maria Timofeeva, 1-6, 6-3, 6-2, to crash out early in the 2024 Makarska Open in Croatia on Wednesday, June 5. The unseeded Eala couldn’t sustain her hot start and succumbed to Timofeeva’s hard serves in the opening round of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA125)...
Birthday girl Alex Eala fell short of reaching the main draw of the 2024 Roland Garros after suffering a painful 6-4, 6-7 (3-7), 4-6 defeat at the hands of Julia Riera of Argentina on Thursday night, May 23. Alex Eala Instagram The Filipinas tennis ace, who was hopeful as she was celebrating...
Alex Eala dug deep to turn back Taylah Preston of Australia, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5, and advance to the third qualifying round of the 2024 Roland Garros on Wednesday, May 22. Alex Eala inches closer to the main draw of the Roland Garros after a second-round victory in the qualifying round. (File Photo) Down...
Alex Eala is giving everything she could to achieve her immediate goal of making it to the main draw at the 2024 Roland Garros. The 18-year-old trailblazer took that first step on Monday, May 20, after dominating China’s Ma Ye-Xin, 6-1, 6-1, in the first round of the qualifiers. Alex Eala gets...