Alex Eala (File Photo) Alex Eala absorbed a 6-3, 6-3 upset loss to Czech Republic’s Kristyna Tomajkova in the second round Thursday of the Junior Orange Bowl Tennis Championships at the Florida claycourt. Eala, seeded second in the elite tournament, failed to sustain her momentum in the opening...
Filipina tennis prodigy Alex Eala welcomed the idea of playing for the national team come the 2022 Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam. Alex Eala (Alex Eala's Facebook account) "I'm looking forward to it (SEA Games) so much and I think it's everyone's dream to represent their country and I think this...
Photo from Alex Eala's Facebook account Alex Eala slipped a notch in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Junior Rankings this week following her performance at the recent US Open. The 16-year-old Eala dropped from No. 2 to 3, with United States’ Robin Montgomery taking a career-high second...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL The column today is more of an appeal, and it’s not an easy one to make, as I know so many will feel alluded to, or think I’m making too much of a big deal and dampening their enthusiasm. But what can I say? I’m all for Pinoy pride; the...
Photo c/o Pete Staples United States Tennis Association - USTA (Official) Alex Eala and Belgian Hanne Vandewinkel fell short in their bid in the US Open Girls Doubles after yielding in the semifinals Saturday. Eala and Vandewinkel, seeded sixth in the tournament, succumbed to eighth-seeded...
Photo credit credit to Andrew Ong / United States Tennis Association - USTA (Official) Alex Eala absorbed a stunning 7-5, 6-3 loss to Sebastianna Scilipoti of Switzerland to bow out of the US Girls Singles quarterfinals Thursday (Friday in Manila). The second-seeded Eala struggled throughout the...
(From left) Leylah Fernandez, Emma Raducanu and Alex Eala The iconic Nirvana hit is a perfect theme song for this year’s US Open, thanks to two teenagers who have turned the Women’s draw into a dual Cinderella-tale. Will we see the storybook ending of Canada’s Leylah Fernandez (who just...
Alex Eala Alex Eala bucked an opening-set stumble and outplayed Michaela Laki of Greece, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4, to barge into the quarterfinals of the US Open Girls Singles Wednesday (early Thursday in Manila). The second-seeded Eala had to dig deep in the last two sets against the resilient Laki to...
Photo from Alex Eala's Facebook account Alex Eala opened her US Open Juniors campaign with a bang after crushing American wildcard bet Charlotte Owensby, 6-3, 6-3, Tuesday (early Wednesday in Manila). The second-seeded Eala, who earned an opening-round bye, needed only 66 minutes in dispatching her...
Alex Eala Alex Eala opens her US Open campaign late Tuesday in Manila when she clashes with wildcard entry Charlotte Owensby of the United States in the second round. Eala, 16, earned an opening round bye after being seeded second in the Grand Slam Juniors event. The Filipina teen sensation boasts...
Photo from Alex Eala's Facebook page Teen sensation Alex Eala completed a twin kill in the JA Milan 2021 Tennis Tour after also clinching the girls’ singles crown in Italy over the weekend. Still on cloud nine from her girls’ doubles title victory with American partner Madison Sieg, the...
File Photo from Alex Eala's Facebook page Alex Eala and American partner Madison Sieg survived their unseeded rivals to capture the girls’ doubles title in the JA Milan 2021 Tennis Tour in Italy over the weekend. The top-seeded Eala and Sieg rose from a second-set stumble and held their composure...
