The show must go on for Alex Eala. After concluding her clay court season with an early exit at the French Open, Eala shifts her focus on the grass swing as she takes part in the WTA 125 Birmingham Open slated June 1 to 7 in Great Britain. Eala, who eyes to better her outing in the meet after...
PARIS (AP) — There will be a new men’s champion at the French Open after Novak Djokovic followed Jannik Sinner out of Roland Garros in a five-set stunner on Friday, May 29. Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca beat 24-time major winner Djokovic, 4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 7-5, in the third round to follow...
It was a bittersweet moment for Alex Eala after she faced her American friend Iva Jovic in the French Open (Roland Garros) opening round, where she ultimately dropped a 6-4, 6-2 defeat last Tuesday, May 26, in Paris. Things didn’t go according to plan for the 21-year-old Eala in the French...
PARIS (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka 's diamonds sparkled in the sun during a first-round victory at the heat-soakedFrench Open on Tuesday, May 26. The top-ranked Sabalenka looked light on her feet on Court Philippe-Chatrier, despite wearing two thick necklaces in a 6-4, 6-2 win against Jessica...
Alex Eala bowed out early of her 2026 French Open singles campaign after absorbing a 6-4, 6-2 opening-round defeat to close friend Iva Jovic on Tuesday, May 26. The Filipina standout struggled to find her rhythm against the world No. 17 as Jovic controlled the match from the baseline to advance to...
PARIS (AP) — Tennis players at the French Open say they haven’t experienced conditions this hot at Roland Garros since the Paris Olympics. And the 2024 Olympics were held in July and August. Temperatures for the opening two days of the clay-court Grand Slam have soared to 33 degrees C (91 F)...
PARIS (AP) — At age 39, Novak Djokovic can still wear opponents down. Even opponents nearly half his age — and in front of a hostile crowd. Djokovic came back from a set down for a 5-7, 7-5, 6-1, 6-4 victory over 22-year-old home player Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in the first round of the...
Like in the singles, Alex Eala also faces an early test in the French Open women’s doubles after she and Victoria Mboko are drawn against Leylah Fernandez and Diana Shnaider in the opening round. This marks the first time that Eala and Mboko are teaming up in an WTA-level doubles event, although...
Alex Eala has been putting in extra work to sharpen her clay court game ahead of her much-anticipated showdown against close friend Iva Jovic in the French Open on Monday, May 25. The Filipina ace has been drawing big crowds from her practice sessions, including last Friday, May 22, where she...
From friends to enemies. Of course, only on the court. Filipina ace Alex Eala and American Iva Jovic put their friendship aside as they were drawn against each other in the opening round of the French Open in Paris Sunday, May 24. Fresh off their Strasbourg Open exits, Eala and Jovic meet in the...
LONDON (AP) — Two-time Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz on Tuesday, May 19, said he is pulling out of the grass-court Grand Slam event next month because of his lingering wrist injury. Alcaraz injured his right wrist at the Barcelona Open last month and had already withdrawn from the the French...
Alex Eala faces a tough test ahead of her second French Open campaign after crashing out early in the Strasbourg Open in France on Monday, May 18. Eala, who entered the main draw after originally being slated for the qualifiers, couldn’t sustain a fiery start and bowed to lower-ranked Oleksandra...
