For many young athletes, meeting their idol is a dream come true. For Alex Eala, that dream went a step further. The Filipina tennis standout had the rare opportunity to share the court with one of the sport’s all-time greats as she teamed up with multiple Grand Slam champion Venus Williams in...
Alex Eala and tennis icon Venus Williams debuted their partnership in style after drubbing Alexandra Osborne and Catherine Harrison, 6-3, 6-4, to jumpstart their doubles campaign at the Bad Homburg Open in Germany early Thursday, June 25 (Philippine time). The highly anticipated tandem, which...
Alex Eala boosted her Wimbledon Championships buildup after propelling to No. 30 in the latest Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings. The 21-year-old jumped five notches after an impressive semifinal run at the 2026 Berlin Open a few days ago, where she stunned veterans Donna Vekic, world No....
Alex Eala is poised to make a statement at the 2026 Wimbledon Championships after earning a seeded spot in the prestigious Grand Slam tournament slated June 29 to July 12. The 21-year-old secured the No. 29 seeding to become the first Filipina to be seeded in a Grand Slam, making another milestone...
The clock might have struck midnight on Alex Eala’s impressive run in the Berlin Open, but the Filipina ace is leaving the German capital with renewed confidence and momentum just a little more than a week before Wimbledon. The 21-year-old Filipina produced one of the finest grass-court campaigns...
Alex Eala gets herself a few days of rest and recovery before resuming her grass court campaign at the Berlin Tennis Open 2026 in Germany next week. The 21-year-old Filipina ace has been on a hectic schedule, having captured the Birmingham Open title over the weekend before immediately shifting her...
PARIS (AP) — Serena Williams is coming back to professional tennis at the age of 44, returning to the sport she dominated for two decades before famously “evolving” away from the daily grind of competition. First up for the 23-time Grand Slam singles champion is the doubles tournament at...
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...
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...
ROME (AP) — The top tennis players are already upset they 're not receiving a bigger share of tournament revenues at the French Open. Now they’re hoping Wimbledon and the U.S. Open respond to their demands, according to Jannik Sinner. Fellow No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka said this week the players...
LONDON (AP) — Iga Swiatek’s Wimbledon championship moved her up to No. 3 in the WTA rankings Monday, July 14, and Amanda Anisimova’s runner-up finish allowed the American to break into the top 10 for the first time at No. 7. A year ago, Anisimova was ranked 189th and wasn’t able to get into...
LONDON (AP) — Jannik Sinner insisted early on at Wimbledon that he put an excruciating loss to Carlos Alcaraz in their epic French Open final behind him. Sinner was sure that one defeat wouldn’t haunt him, wouldn’t prevent a quick recalibration and certainly wouldn’t mean a thing at the All...
