Alex Eala dispatched veteran qualifier Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 6-3, 6-3, to kick off her Mutua Madrid Open in style on Wednesday, April 22. Looking to regain her rhythm after early exits in her previous two tournaments, the unseeded Filipina came out firing and overpowered her seasoned but...
Alex Eala opens her campaign at the Mutua Madrid Open with a first-round clash with qualifier Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova on Wednesday night, April 22 (Philippine time). Match time is set for no earlier than 7 p.m., with unseeded Eala aiming to come out strong and build momentum in her clay campaign...
Alex Eala attended the 2026 Laureus World Sports Awards on Monday, April 20, at Cibeles Palace in Madrid, Spain. In a social media post from Laureus Sport and Women’s Tennis Association (WTA), Eala graced the red carpet and captivated the crowd wearing a Filipiniana ensemble. Fellow athletes like...
Alex Eala hopes to pick up pace after a slow start in the clay court season when she competes in the Mutua Madrid Open this week in Spain. The unseeded Eala is drawing strength from a slight improvement of her career ranking, climbing a notch to No. 44 this week ahead of her first-round clash with...
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...
Alex Eala’s early clay court campaign hit a rough stretch after back-to-back early setbacks, including a 6-1, 6-4 first-round loss to Leylah Fernandez at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany on Tuesday, April 14. Coming off a promising run on hard courts, Eala found herself...
Alex Eala saw her campaign at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix come to an abrupt end after absorbing a 1-6, 4-6, loss to Leylah Fernandez in the opening round on Wednesday, April 15, in Stuttgart, Germany. In a battle of two left-handers, the 25th-ranked Fernandez -- a Canadian of Filipino descent --...
Filipina tennis sensation Alex Eala is no stranger to dreaming big -- but her latest wish might just be one for the ages. Scheduled to compete at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany this week, the 20-year-old Eala shared that she would love the chance to compete in mixed doubles...
In a rare and compelling matchup, two Filipinas find themselves on opposite sides of the clay court as Alex Eala takes on fellow left-handed Leylah Fernandez in the opening round of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany on Monday, April 13. Match is set not before 4 p.m. (Philippine...
Alex Eala still moved up a notch in the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) live rankings despite losing to fourth seed Jelena Ostapenko in the second round of the Upper Austria Ladies Linz on Wednesday, April 8 (Philippine time). The Filipina standout climbed to No. 45 after earning 60 ranking...
Alex Eala couldn’t maintain her early momentum and bowed to fourth seed Jelena Ostapenko, 4-6, 5-7, in the second round of the Upper Austria Ladies Linz on Wednesday, April 8 (Philippine time). The unseeded Filipina came out firing in both sets, but Ostapenko’s powerful serves and aggressive...
As expected, Alex Eala fed off the roaring support of the crowd as she opened her clay season in style, defeating Julia Grabher 6-4, 6-3 in the first round of the Upper Austria Ladies Linz on Wednesday, April 8 (Philippine time). Eala expressed her gratitude to the fans -- mostly Filipinos -- who...
