Alex Eala couldn’t sustain her hot start and bowed to Australian fifth seed Kimberly Birrell, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-2, in the second round of the W100 Tokyo International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament in Japan on Wednesday, Sept. 6. Alex Eala bows out in the W100 Tokyo at the expense of Australian...
Alex Eala is back on her quest for a fifth pro title after dominating local bet Natsumi Kawaguchi, 6-3, 6-4, in the first round of the W100 Tokyo International Tennis Federation (ITF) on Tuesday, Sept. 5. Alex Eala. (File Photo/Alex Eala's Facebook page) Interestingly, the four-time ITF champion...
Alex Eala blasted Finnish rival Anastasia Kulikova, 6-3, 6-3, to barge into the main draw round of the W100 Tokyo International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament in Japan on Monday, Sept. 4. Alex Eala enters the main draw round of the W100 Tokyo in Japan. (File Photo/AFP) The 18-year-old Eala took...
Alex Eala opened her campaign in the W100 Tokyo on a bright note after crushing hometown bet Kanako Morisaki, 6-4, 6-2, in the first qualifying round in Japan on Sunday, Sept. 3. Alex Eala moves a win away from earning a main draw berth in W100 Tokyo in Japan. (File Photo/Alex Eala's Instagram)...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS As my last weekend as a 32-year-old, allow me to share with you 32 random learnings, or tidbits, if you will from my 32nd year of existence. In no particular order: 1. As cliché as the saying may go, it holds true: “Life happens when you are...
By JAMES SAM A DECADE LATER Author in the US at the doorstep of his home of over 10 years My Filipino has always been weak. And I don’t just mean my competency with the language. Having been born in this nation rich in tastes and colorful in culture, the path that had taken me away from the...
Alex Eala continued her rise in the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) after breaching the Top 200 rankings this week. Alex Eala is now one of the top 200 female tennis players in the world. (File Photo/Alex Eala Facebook) The country’s top Filipino tennis player propelled 22 notches from No. 217...
By ALEX AMANSEC WELCOME TO DAVAO A group of tribal dancers greets tourists and visitors at the Davao International Airport “Mabuhay ug madayaw!” is how you will hear people greet you everywhere you go in Davao. Theirs is a heightened version of the usual “mabuhay”—which already translates...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS To say that this year has been filled with all sorts of curve balls and the most unexpected of challenging circumstances would be putting it all extremely mildly. But how you stood up to every situation with so much grace has not only proven that the most precious of diamonds...
ILOILO CITY – Police arrested a member of the Revolutionary Proletarian Army-Alex Boncayao Brigade (RPA-ABB), a breakaway group of the New People’s Army (NPA), in Janiuay town, Iloilo province. The suspect Noel Café, 60, was arrested last week by the Janiuay Municipal Police Station, backed by...
The fatigue has finally caught up to Alex Eala as she suffered a 6-3, 4-6, 1-6 finals defeat at the hands of familiar foe Destanee Aiava of Australia in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) W25 Aldershot GB Pro Series on Sunday night, Aug. 20 (Manila time) in Great Britain. After two...
Alex Eala coped brilliantly to emerge victorious against local bet Katy Dunne and advance to the finals of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) W25 Aldershot GB Pro Series, 1-6, 7 (7)-6 (4), 6-3, on Saturday night, Aug. 19 (Manila time) in Great Britain. It will be the Filipina tennis...
