Alex Eala Junior sensation Alex Eala improved to a career-best No. 715 in the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings ahead of her competition in the W60 Bellinzona in Switzerland Tuesday, April 6. Eala, 15, jumped 22 notches from No. 737 last week following her appearance at the prestigious...
Alex Eala Teen star Alex Eala continues to rise in the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Tour singles rankings with a new career-high placing. In Monday’s rankings release, the 15-year-old PH bet jumped 140 notches to No. 763 due to her impressive quarterfinals finishes in the third leg of the...
BACK IN ACTION - Francis Casey Alcantara, left, and Ruben Gonzales last saw action as a pair in the Davis Cup tie against Greece last year. (MB File Photo) Philippine Davis Cuppers Francis Casey Alcantara and Ruben Gonzales return to court for the first time in nearly a year when they compete in...
Teen sensation Alex Eala broke into the top 1000 of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings following a string of impressive finishes including winning her first pro title two weeks back. Eala, 15, jumped from No. 1190 to 942 this week, owing to her title victory in the first leg of the...
Alex Eala’s fairytale run at the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Women’s World Tennis Tour ended Friday night after yielding to a more experienced player in the quarterfinals of the W15 Manacor in Spain. The 15-year-old PH junior player succumbed to seventh seed Ylena In-Albon of...
Photo from Rafa Nadal Academy Rising junior player Alex Eala continued to make heads turn in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) World Tennis Tour after stunning her seeded rival in the second leg of the W15 Manacor event in Spain late Wednesday. Three days after capturing her first pro title...
Luxury brand Louis Vuitton has just named professional tennis player Naomi Osaka as the latest ambassador to the fashion house, as announced on its official social media accounts. "Perfectly incarnating the Louis Vuitton woman, the tennis champion joins as New House Ambassador, making her debut in...
There is obvious divisiveness but stakeholders and respected personalities of Philippine tennis continue to call for unity amid the International Tennis Federation’s two-year ban on Philippine Tennis Association (Philta). Many-time national team coach Roland Kraut expressed his concern on the...
Atty Antonio Cablitas Philippine Tennis Association (Philta) president Atty. Antonio Cablitas is still eligible to vote in the upcoming Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) elections this Friday as far as the certified list of voters is concerned. This came after the International Tennis Federation...
Alex Eala is expected to improve her world junior rankings for her semifinal finish at the French Open girls singles. The 15-year-old Eala is currently ranked No. 4 in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) juniors and could move a few rungs higher following No. 1 Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva of...
Belarus' Victoria Azarenka plays a backhand to USA's Sofia Kenin on day four of the Women's Italian Open at Foro Italico on September 17, 2020 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Clive Brunskill / POOL / AFP) ROME (AFP) -- Victoria Azarenka switched with ease from her impressive form on the hard court in the...
Serena Williams marches into the US Open quarterfinals with a 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-3 win over Greece's Maria Sakkari on Monday at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. (Al Bello/Getty Images/AFP) Serena Williams battled into the quarterfinals of the US Open on Monday as top men's seeds...
