Alex Eala and American partner Madison Sieg dominated the Russian pair of Kira Pavlova and Diana Shnalder, 6-3, 6-4, to advance to the final of Trofeo Bonfiglio in Milan, Italy on Friday midnight (Philippine time). The top-seeded duo proved too classy for their rivals, needing just 78 minutes to...
Photo from Alex Eala's official Facebook page Alex Eala faltered in long-drawn matches as she bowed out of the second round in both events of the 2021 Wimbledon Junior Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in London. Eala, 16, squandered a strong start and eventually lost to 17-year-old...
Yuka Saso (AFP) Just halfway through 2021, and yet Philippine sports are already teeming with top achievers. The month of June alone saw a number of Filipino athletes proudly wave the country’s tricolors in the international stage, with a pair of lady teeners showing the way. Golfer Yuka Saso...
Priska Madelyn Nugroho and Alex Eala. (From Alex Eala's Facebook page) Alex Eala and Indonesian Priska Madelyn Nugroho opened their Wimbledon Girls Doubles title bid with a blast after cruising to the second round Wednesday, July 7. The third-seeded Eala and Nugroho hardly broke a sweat and blanked...
Alex Eala (left) and Priska Madelyn Nugroho Alex Eala guns for a third Grand Slam Girls Doubles crown when she pairs up once again with Indonesian Priska Madelyn Nugroho in the Wimbledon Juniors Championships. Eala and Nugroho are seeded third in the event and are scheduled to clash with Japan’s...
Alex Eala (File photo from ITF) Alex Eala debuted in the Wimbledon Juniors Championships with a bang after cruising to a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Argentina’s Solana Sierra Monday, July 5. The second-seeded Filipina teen sensation needed only 65 minutes in disposing of her rival to advance to the...
Photo From Alex Eala's Facebook page Alex Eala continues her quest for a first Grand Slam singles title when she begins her Wimbledon Juniors Championships campaign on Monday, July 5. Eala is seeded second in the 64-player main draw field and is set to face Solana Sierra of Argentina in the opening...
Alex Eala World No. 3 Alex Eala suffered a 6-4, 6-1 defeat to Czech Republic's Linda Fruhvirtova in the quarterfinals of the J1 Roehampton in London Saturday – two days before her much-awaited Wimbledon debut. Fatigue was partly to be blamed for Eala’s loss as she earlier played her third round...
Photo from Alex Eala's Facebook page Alex Eala continued her Wimbledon Championships preparations after advancing to the third round of the J1 Roehampton tournament in London Thursday (Friday in Manila). The second-seeded Eala hardly flexed her muscles in dispatching Italy’s Matilde Paoletti,...
Alex Eala Alex Eala looks ready and prepared for the Wimbledon Girls Championship in London. This she proved in a 6-4, 6-4 win over Czech Darja Vidmanova in the opening round of the J1 Roehampton tournament Thursday morning (Manila time) in London. Seeded No. 2, Eala, who is ranked No. 3 in the...
Photo from Roland Garros Twitter account Alex Eala and Russia’s Oksana Selekhmeteva captured the Roland Garros Girls Doubles crown on Saturday after edging Maria Bondarenko of Russia and Amarissa Toth of Hungary, 6-0, 7-5. The top-seeded Eala and Selekhmeteva needed a little over an hour in...
Alex Eala (right) hugs his Russian partner Oksana Selekhmeteva after advancing to the final round of the Roland Garros Girls Doubles in Paris, France. (Rafa Nadal Academy) Alex Eala and Russian partner Oksana Selekhmeteva advanced to the finals of the Roland Garros Girls Doubles after routing...
