Rising talent Alex Eala and star player Diana Mae ‘Tots’ Carlos will have a share of the spotlight in the San Miguel Corporation-Philippine Sportswriters Association (SMC-PSA) Awards Night two weeks from now. Alex Eala (left) and Tots Carlos (File photo/PVL Images) Eala, 18, is going to be...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS “And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from.” — Eliot And that is exactly where I start this piece from. The holiday frenzy and pandemonium very much took me over the last week of December, explaining my absence from this place last week....
Alex Eala’s bid to enter the main draw round of the 2024 Australian Open came into a halt on Tuesday, Jan. 9, after losing her first qualifying match in Melbourne to a more experienced rival. Alex Eala crashes out of the Australian Open qualifying round for the second year. (File Photo/Alex Eala...
Alex Eala will have her hands full at the 2024 Australian Open when she clashes with Rebecaa Peterson of Sweden in the first qualifying round in Melbourne. Alex Eala is competing in the qualifying round of the 2024 Australian Open. (File Photo/Alex Eala Facebook) The 18-year-old Eala hopes to...
Alex Eala and Brazilian partner Laura Pigossi fell short in their bid in the Workday Canberra International after succumbing in the semifinals Friday, Jan. 5, in Australia. Alex Eala and Laura Pigossi lost in the semifinals of the Workday Canberra International. (File Photo/Alex Eala Facebook) The...
Alex Eala and Brazilian partner Laura Pigossi survived their more experienced rival in Italian Sara Errani and Mexico’s Renata Zarazu, 5-7, 6-0, 10-6, to book a quarterfinals berth in the Workday Canberra International in Australia on Wednesday, Jan. 3. Alex Eala and Laura Pigossi advance to the...
PERTH (AFP) -- Novak Djokovic suffered a frustrating fitness saga as a wrist problem led to the Serb's upset 6-4, 6-4 loss to Australia's Alex de Minaur in the quarterfinals of the United Cup in Perth on Wednesday, Jan. 3. Serbia's Novak Djokovic checks his arm as he takes a break during his...
Alex Eala officially starts the season with a new career-high ranking in the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA). The 18-year-old Filipina teen sensation opened the year at No. 185, five rungs higher than her season-ending ranking. Alex Eala starts the season with a career-high ranking of No. 185....
Alex Eala stumbled in her first assignment for the season after yielding in the first qualifying round of the Workday Canberra International in Australia on Sunday, Dec. 31. Alex Eala loses in her first qualifying round in Canberra International. (File Photo) The 18-year-old Eala succumbed to...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS Twenty twenty-three. What a year. It tried. It tested. But, it also triumphed. If I were to summarize what it has been to me, I would need to borrow the words of Charles Dickens: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” Suffice to say, all is well that ends...
MIAMI (AFP) -- Former baseball star Alex Rodriguez and businessman Marc Lore are poised to complete the purchase of the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves by a New Year's Eve deadline, ESPN reported on Thursday, Dec. 28. Former MLB player Alex Rodriguez (AFP) The pair began the process of buying the...
Alex Eala hopes to make an early impact at the start of the season next year after being included in the qualifying entry list of the 2024 Australian Open. In an updated list as of Wednesday, Dec. 27, the 18-year-old Eala has been included in the qualifying field that is bannered by 2021 US Open...
