Alex Eala survived Frenchwoman Carole Monet’s second-set rally to prevail 6-3, 7-5 and advance to the second round of the Veneto Open in Gaiba, Italy on Tuesday, June 18. Alex Eala advances to the next round of the Veneto Open in Italy (@petertvermoes through Alex Eala Facebook) The unseeded Eala...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS A friend very recently asked me what lessons I have learned from my father, and whether I was willing to share these coming Father’s Day. Well, it’s Father’s Day tomorrow, and after giving some thought to the idea, I thought to myself, why not? And though the five I will...
Alex Eala failed to sustain her hot start as she succumbed to her Japanese rival in the second qualifying round of the Rothesay Open Nottingham Tennis Tournament in Great Britain on Sunday, June 9. Alex Eala loses in the second qualifying round in the Nottingham tournament. (File Photo/Alex Eala...
Alex Eala opened the grass season on a winning note by routing her British rival in the first qualifying round of the Rothesay Open Nottingham Tennis Tournament in Great Britain. Alex Eala opens the grass season with a win. (Alex Eala Facebook) The 19-year-old Eala whipped Sarah Beth Grey, 6-3,...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS Last week, I wrote about the start of an era simply because we are so used to celebrating the end, we often overlook that every ending has a beginning. In the same manner, we must not forget the fact that for a period of time to be memorable, we must live it – to the...
PARIS (AP) — Alexander Zverev beat Alex de Minaur, 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-4, on Wednesday night, June 5, to reach the French Open semifinals for the fourth year in a row. Germany's Alexander Zverev plays a shot against Australia's Alex De Minaur during their quarterfinal match of the French Open tennis...
Alex Eala yielded to Russian Maria Timofeeva, 1-6, 6-3, 6-2, to crash out early in the 2024 Makarska Open in Croatia on Wednesday, June 5. The unseeded Eala couldn’t sustain her hot start and succumbed to Timofeeva’s hard serves in the opening round of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA125)...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS We oftentimes hear the words, and celebrate “the end of an era,” yet we somehow never give much attention to the start of one. I am a firm believer that every ending is the start of a new beginning. Whether that is a happy, sad, unexpected or planned beginning or ending,...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS Regardless of religion, faith (or having one, rather) is a trait that unites a lot of people. In the same way that the presence of faith gives us strength and the promise of pulling through, its absence, or even the compromise thereof, can also exacerbate situations in which...
Birthday girl Alex Eala fell short of reaching the main draw of the 2024 Roland Garros after suffering a painful 6-4, 6-7 (3-7), 4-6 defeat at the hands of Julia Riera of Argentina on Thursday night, May 23. Alex Eala Instagram The Filipinas tennis ace, who was hopeful as she was celebrating...
Alex Eala dug deep to turn back Taylah Preston of Australia, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5, and advance to the third qualifying round of the 2024 Roland Garros on Wednesday, May 22. Alex Eala inches closer to the main draw of the Roland Garros after a second-round victory in the qualifying round. (File Photo) Down...
Alex Eala is giving everything she could to achieve her immediate goal of making it to the main draw at the 2024 Roland Garros. The 18-year-old trailblazer took that first step on Monday, May 20, after dominating China’s Ma Ye-Xin, 6-1, 6-1, in the first round of the qualifiers. Alex Eala gets...
