Alex Eala faces her biggest opponent so far in her young tennis career after arranging a quarterfinal date with five-time Grand Slam champion and world No. 2 Iga Swiatek at the 2025 Miami Open. In a file photo, Alex Eala and Iga Swiatek share a practice session at the 2021 Miami Open. (Alex Eala...
Alex Eala’s Cinderella run continued at the 2025 Miami Open after shocking reigning Australian Open champion Madison Keys, 6-4, 6-2, to punch a ticket to the fourth round on Sunday, March 23 (early Monday, Philippine time). Alex Eala pulls off another shocking win, this time, against reigning...
Alex Eala slayed a giant in world No. 25 Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia, 7-6 (2), 7-5, on Friday, March 21 (early Saturday, Philippine time) to advance to the third round of the 2025 Miami Open in Florida. Photo from WTA and Miami Open Eala, who entered the tournament as a wildcard with a world ranking...
Alex Eala made heads turn at the 2025 Miami Open after stunning higher-ranked Katie Volynets, 6-3, 7-6 (3), in the opening round on Wednesday, March 19 (early Thursday, Philippine time) in Florida. Alex Eala advances to second round of the Miami Open. (File Photo/Alex Eala Facebook) The 19-year-old...
Alex Eala seeks to make heads turn when she goes up against American Katie Volynets at the start of the prestigious 2025 Miami Open in Florida this week. The 19-year-old Eala, who was given one of the seven wildcard berths, is bracketed in the lower part of the 128-player main draw that has world...
Alex Eala lost her steam and stumbled against unseeded Valentina Ryser of Switzerland, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2, in the second round of the ITF 2nd Empire Women’s Indoor 2025 in Trnava, Slovakia Friday, March 7 (Manila time). Alex Eala (Alex Eala's Facebook post) Eala couldn't get a good grip...
Philippines’ top tennis player Alex Eala has been given a wildcard in this year’s Miami Open slated on March 16 to 30 in Florida. Alex Eala The 19-year-old Eala, ranked No. 140 in the world, was among the four rising teens that have been awarded wildcard berths in this WTA1000 event. The...
Filipina ace Alex Eala fell five rungs in the latest Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) world rankings. Alex Eala (Alex Eala's Facebook post) The 19-year-old Eala felt the damage of her short-lived campaigns this year and dropped to 139th with 528 points in the singles list. Eala is now the...
Alex Eala put up a gallant stand but lost steam in the end as she succumbed to Mai Hontama of Japan, 7-6 (5), 6-2, in the second round of the L&T Mumbai Open in India on Wednesday, Feb. 5. Photo from Alex Eala Facebook The unseeded Eala fought back a close opening set, but still stumbled in the...
Alex Eala clobbered Sara Saito of Japan, 6-1, 6-0, to barge into the second round of the L&T Mumbai Open tennis championships on Monday, Feb. 3, in India. File Photo from Alex Eala Facebook Unlike in their last meeting a few days back where the match went the distance, the 19-year-old Eala...
Alex Eala returns to action on Monday, Feb. 3, when she competes in the L&T Mumbai Open in India. File Photo/Alex Eala Facebook The unseeded Eala is scheduled to face Japanese Sara Saito in the first round of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA)125 event that offers a total cash purse of...
Alex Eala lost her steam and suffered another early exit as she yielded to Slovenia’s Dalila Jakupovic, 4-6, 4-6, in Round of 16 of the ITF W100 Bengaluru in India Thursday, Jan. 23. Struggling heavily early on against her lower ranked opponent, the 19-year-old Eala bounced back and mounted a 4-2...
