IT 'S THE SMALL THINGS As a continuation of my tribute to this publication on its 126 year, I reflected on the past nine years that I have had the honor of being a contributor. The Manila Bulletin is a news source for every Filipino. From global current events, to local politics,...
Alex Eala’s dream debut on home soil is off to a winning start—and she’s not ready to stop just yet. With another big crowd expected to rally behind her, the Filipina ace eyes a quarterfinal berth at the WTA 125 Philippine Women’s Open at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center on Wednesday, Jan....
Alex Eala is doubtful for the inaugural staging of the Philippine Women 's Open due to her scheduling conflicts in January. The WTA 125 event, which the country is hosting for the first time, might miss the presence of the best Filipina tennis player as it runs smack into the Australian Open,...
Alex Eala and Nadiia Kichenok absorbed a 7-6(4), 3-6, 5-10 semifinal loss to Janice Tjen and Katarzyna Piter to bow out of contention in Guangzhou Open women’s doubles in China Saturday, Oct. 25. After a hard-earned first-set win, Eala and Kichenok tried to conjure their magic in the second frame...
Alex Eala and Ukrainian Nadiia Kichenok used much of their strength to dispatch Russia’s Polina Kudermetova and Kamilla Rakhimova, 6-3, 7-5, and advance to the semifinal round of the Guangzhou Open in China Friday, Oct. 24. After a spectacular first-set display, the 20-year-old Eala and Kichenok...
Alex Eala finally ended her string of early exits as she and Ukrainian Nadiia Kichenok dominated Tang Qianhui and Emily Appleton, 6-4, 6-2, to book their quarterfinal ticket in the Guangzhou Open in China Thursday, Oct. 23. Vying in the 16-pair field of the WTA 250 doubles event on Chinese soil,...
Alex Eala suffered another early elimination after succumbing to Czech Tereza Valentova, 1-6, 2-6, in the opening round of the WTA 250 Kinoshita Group Japan Open in Osaka Tuesday, Oct. 14. Playing unseeded in the competition where hometown bet Naomi Osaka is the No. 1 seed, Eala was completely...
Tennis sensation Alex Eala captured her breakthrough WTA singles title and served as anchor as Philippine athletes made it a ‘September to remember.’ On a high from her milestone first-round victory at the US Open main draw in August, Eala followed up with her maiden championship run at the...
The supposed match between Filipina ace Alex Eala and Polish player Katarzyna Kawa was suspended due to heavy rain in the Suzhou WTA 125 tournament in China on Tuesday, Sept. 30. Battling for the second time in their careers, the 20-year-old Eala was tied 2-2 with Kawa in the first set with the...
For generations, the Philippines’ colonial history—first under Spain and later the US—has shaped not only its politics and culture but also the reading habits of its people. Most of us grew up on a steady diet of telenovelas and English-language classics, from the haunting tales of Edgar...
Alex Eala resumed her dominance and crushed Mei Yamaguchi, 6-0, 6-3, to advance to the quarterfinals of the 2025 Jingshan Tennis Open in China on Thursday, Sept. 25. The top-seeded Filipina hardly broke a sweat in outclassing her Japanese rival to strengthen her campaign for another Women 's...
Alex Eala made a sweet recollection of her first WTA crown in Mexico as she prepares for her next tournament in the Jingshan Tennis Open in China slated Sept. 22 to 28. The 20-year-old shared some photos of her victory in Guadalajara where she captured her first-ever WTA 125 title which also...
