Shortly after Filipina tennis superstar Alex Eala captured her first WTA title, President Marcos extended his congratulations and expressed that the nation is with her in this feat. "Alex Eala does it again," the President said in his message early Tuesday morning, Aug. 4. "The Philippines...
Alex Eala pulled off the biggest victory of her career, rallying past world No. 3 Jessica Pegula, 4-6, 6-4, 6-0, to capture the WTA 500 Mubadala DC Open title in Washington D.C. early Tuesday, Aug. 4. The 21-year-old tennis star weathered a rain delay and outlasted the 2019 champion to secure her...
Alex Eala faces a tight schedule in her North American hard-court swing after her final match against Jessica Pegula at the rain-delayed Mubadala DC Open in Washington D.C. is rescheduled to Tuesday midnight, Aug. 4 (Philippine time). Eala is scheduled to compete at the National Bank Open in...
The Mubadala DC Open final between Alex Eala and Jessica Pegula has been rescheduled to 12 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 4 (Philippine time) after intermittent rain caused lengthy delays to the tournament schedule. Tournament organizers announced the postponement on social media on Monday morning, Aug. 3...
Alex Eala added another marquee scalp to her growing list of giant-killing feats, stunning former world No. 1 and four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka, 6-4, 6-2, to storm into the finals of the Mubadala DC Open in Washington D.C. on Sunday, Aug. 2 (Philippine time). The world No. 28 Filipina...
WUHAN, China (AP) — Coco Gauff reeled off four straight games to beat Jessica Pegula, 6-4, 7-5, and win the Wuhan Open on Sunday. Oct. 12, in all-American final. The 21-year-old Gauff won her second title of the year, having won the French Open on clay, and she now has 11 career titles. The...
NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz finger-wagged the crowd, beat Jiri Lehecka to the net and cruised into the semifinals at the U.S. Open. The second-seeded Spaniard beat Lehecka, 6-4, 6-2, 6-4, in the quarterfinals on Tuesday, Sept. 2, making some highlight-reel shots and putting his hand to his ear...
MONTREAL (AP) — Two-time defending champion Jessica Pegula was eliminated in the third round of the National Bank Open, falling 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 to Anastasija Sevastova on Friday, Aug. 1. Sevastova, a 35-year-old from Latvia who was ranked 11th in 2018 but has fallen to 386th, broke the third-seeded...
LONDON (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka joked that she 'd love it if the upsets at Wimbledon would stop, which makes sense, given that she is ranked No. 1. She 's also the only one of the five top-seeded women still in the bracket after No. 4 Jasmine Paolini, last year 's runner-up, followed...
PARIS (AP) — Loïs Boisson never had played at the French Open, let alone in the biggest arena at Roland-Garros. Nothing fazed the French wild-card entry and now she is in the quarterfinals. Boisson, ranked just 361st, threw her head back and roared after beating No. 3 seed Jessica Pegula, 3-6,...
Filipina tennis star Alex Eala might have fallen short in the 2025 Miami Open but she has earned the respect and admiration of many tennis fans. Filipina tennis star Alex Eala (Tennis.com) On top of all, the 19-year-old player earned her biggest paycheck yet. Eala dropped a 7-6 (3), 5-7, 6-3...
Alex Eala’s Cinderella run at the 2025 Miami Open ended on the wee hours of Friday, March 28, as she yielded to world No. 4 Jessica Pegula, 7-6 (3), 5-7, 6-3, in the semifinals before an energetic crowd at the Stadium in Florida. Alex Eala (AP) The 19-year-old Filipina tennis sensation, who took...
