MASON, Ohio (AP) — Iga Swiatek overcame a short turnaround after winning in Toronto on Thursday to beat Colombian Emiliana Arango, 6-3, 6-0, on center court at the Cincinnati Open on Sunday, Aug. 16. It was the seventh consecutive win for Swiatek, who won the title in Cincinnati last year. “It...
Another elite player awaits Alex Eala on court when she faces world No. 10 Amanda Anisimova in the third round of the Cincinnati Open in Ohio on Monday, Aug. 17. This would be the first time that the 21-year-old Eala is competing against the two-time Grand Slam finalist, who ranked as high as No. 3...
Before teaming up with Venus Williams and going up against some of the sport’s top-ranked players in front of thousands Filipino fans, Alex Eala was simply a young girl watching her older brother Miko hone his game on little and old court. The four-year-old Alex, who had a “ruffled socks, light...
Filipino sports heroes have always served as a source of joy and pride for fans. With Manny Pacquiao fading away from the boxing scene after giving the country much honor in the past decades, tennis princess Alex Eala has caught the love and attention of this appreciative nation. And for the...
TORONTO (AP) — Seventh-seeded Iga Swiatek beat second-seeded Elena Rybakina, 6-2, 6-3, on Thursday, Aug. 13, in the National Bank Open for her first WTA Tour title of the year and 26th overall. Swiatek. from Poland, broke Rybakina’s serve early in the match and went on to take the opening set...
Another stern test awaits Alex Eala as she finds herself in the bottom half of the draw at the Cincinnati Open in Ohio, which fires off on Thursday, Aug. 13 (Friday, Aug. 14, Philippine time). The 21-year-old Filipina secured an opening-round bye after being seeded 17th in the WTA 1000 tournament,...
Alex Eala is expected to make the most out of the remaining days before she sees action again in the Cincinnati Open in Ohio which fires off on Thursday, Aug. 13. Barring any changes and last-minute pullouts, the 21-year-old is projected to be seeded 17th based on the latest player list from the...
Alex Eala has been drawing significant attention, not only in her impressive performances in the WTA Tour, but also in the color of her tennis outfits. At the Mubadala DC Open where she won her breakthrough WTA Tour singles title, Eala wore green throughout. This week at the National Bank Open in...
Alex Eala turns her focus to her singles campaign as she tries to extend her winning ways when she battles American Caty McNally in their Round of 32 showdown in the WTA 1000 National Bank Open in Toronto, Canada Saturday, Aug. 8 (Philippine time). The 21-year-old Eala looks to stretch her string...
Alex Eala weathered Alycia Parks’ booming serves and battled to a 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 victory to advance to the third round of the National Bank Open before an energetic crowd in Toronto, Canada on Thursday, Aug. 6 (Philippine time). The 25th-seeded Eala, who secured a first-round bye, dug deep in the...
For a country weighed down by endless political noise, controversy, and public frustration, Alex Eala 's historic victory at the WTA 500 Mubadala Open in Washington, DC, came like a refreshing breeze. Her breakthrough as the first Filipina to capture a WTA 500 singles title was not merely a...
Just as physically and mentally demanding as any other sports, tennis requires all the effort from the players and their coaches. Alex Eala, now rising in the tennis world, works day and night with a dedicated team whose main job is to polish her game whenever she needs to step on the court. And...
