Just as physically and mentally demanding as any other sports, tennis requires all the effort from the players and their coaches. Alex Eala, now rising in the tennis world, works day and night with a dedicated team whose main job is to polish her game whenever she needs to step on the court. And...
Welcome to the winner 's circle, Alex Eala. The Filipina ace was immediately showered with praises following her historic triumph at the WTA 500 Mubadala DC Open , with one coming from her childhood idol, Rafael Nadal. The 21-year-old Eala received a heartfelt message from the 22-time Grand...
Alex Eala ramps up her preparations for the 2026 French Open as she commits to another Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) event to fine-tune her clay court form. The 20-year-old Filipina ace is listed in the Parma Ladies Open in Italy set May 11 to 17, just two weeks before the clay court Grand...
None other than tennis legend Rafa Nadal congratulated Alex Eala in her incredible dream run at the 2025 Miami Open, where the 19-year-old Filipina tennis sensation stunned another Grand Slam champion in Iga Swiatek, 6-2, 7-5, to march into the semifinals on Wednesday, March 26 (early Thursday,...
Alex Eala is hoping to get more Filipino fans to support her tennis journey when she plunges into more professional tournaments next year. Filipina tennis star Alex Eala (left) with PVL President Ricky Palou. (PVL) The Filipina star seemed to have reintroduced tennis to the Philippine sports scene...
MANACOR (AFP) --Â The soft thud of bouncing balls and coaches' orders echo over the courts at the Rafa Nadal Academy, the tennis "factory" the Spanish superstar dreamed into reality, his great legacy to the sport and to his island, Mallorca. *A picture taken on February 13, shows a view of the...
Alex Eala and Indonesian Beatrice Gumulya ran out of steam in their quarterfinals appearance as they got booted out of the W25+H Tauste-Zaragoza International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament on Thursday, June 22 (Friday in Manila) in Aragon, Spain. The unseeded Filipino-Indonesian duo couldn’t...
Alex Eala has graduated from the Rafa Nadal Academy after a successful juniors career. After five years, the 18-year-old Filipino tennis sensation finally marched as an RNA full scholar. Eala, who moved to Mallorca, Spain with her family to pursue tennis at age 12, highlighted her juniors career...
AFP File Photo Alexander Zverev has had surgery on torn ligaments in his right ankle following his painful exit from the French Open semi-finals. The German world number three turned his ankle while trailing eventual champion Rafael Nadal in the last four in Paris last week, screaming in pain...
Alex Eala pounded Swiss opponent Simona Waltert, 6-1, 6-4, to jumpstart her title bid in the ITF Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar World Tennis Tour in Manacor, Spain Wednesday, March 3. The 15-year-old Eala, who is only in her third appearance at a $25,000 event, waxed hot in the opening set before...
Photo from Alex Eala's Facebook account Teen wonder Alex Eala hopes her meeting with her tennis idol would give her more motivation when she competes in the opening round of the $25,000 ITF Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar World Tennis Tour in Manacor, Spain Wednesday afternoon in Manila, March 3. In...
Teen sensation Alex Eala gets another shot at a $25,000 tournament when she competes in the ITF Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar World Tennis Tour in Manacor, Spain on Wednesday. The 15-year-old Eala, who earned a main draw berth as a junior exempt, will be facing Switzerland’s Simona Waltert in...
