RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — No. 1-ranked Aryna Sabalenka reached the title match at the WTA Finals for the first time in three years after overcoming Amanda Anisimova, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, in the semifinals on Friday, Nov. 7. Sabalenka will play first-time finalist Elena Rybakina on Saturday. No. 6...
Alex Eala made a sweet recollection of her first WTA crown in Mexico as she prepares for her next tournament in the Jingshan Tennis Open in China slated Sept. 22 to 28. The 20-year-old shared some photos of her victory in Guadalajara where she captured her first-ever WTA 125 title which also...
Alex Eala received one of the biggest cheers from none other than tennis legend Rafa Nadal following her historic Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) victory at the Guadalajara 125 Open in Mexico over the weekend. In a social media post on Sunday, Sept. 7, the retired former No. 1 Spanish player...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) hailed Filipina tennis sensation Alex Eala for becoming the first Filipino to reach a Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Final in the 2025 Eastbourne Open. While Eala fell short to Australia’s Maya Joint, 4-6, 6-1, 6-7 (10-12), in a close fight during their...
Alex Eala is simply ripe for success. With tears streaming down her face, the Filipina ace just couldn 't control her emotions during the awarding ceremony where she accepted the runner-up trophy of the Lexus Eastbourne Open Saturday night, June 28. Eala fought well and had her chances to...
Alex Eala fell short of claiming her first Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Tour crown after succumbing to Australia’s Maya Joint, 4-6, 6-1, 6-7 (10), in the Lexus Eastbourne Open in Great Britain on Saturday, June 28. In a battle of two rising stars, the 20-year-old Eala blew four championship...
Alex Eala said mental toughness is the ultimate key in winning games. With history on the line, it was all heart and guts. Eala brushed off a second-set stumble and notched a hard-earned 7-5, 2-6, 6-3 win over French Varvara Gracheva to march into the final of the WTA 250 Lexus Eastbourne Open in...
The clock might have struck midnight on Alex Eala’s improbable run in the Miami Open but what she has achieved certainly suggests that she is only at the beginning of what could be a meteoric rise not only for her but also for Philippine tennis. Eala, the 19-year-old tennis sensation, has reached...
Alex Eala lost her steam and stumbled against unseeded Valentina Ryser of Switzerland, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2, in the second round of the ITF 2nd Empire Women’s Indoor 2025 in Trnava, Slovakia Friday, March 7 (Manila time). Alex Eala (Alex Eala's Facebook post) Eala couldn't get a good grip...
Philippines’ top tennis player Alex Eala has been given a wildcard in this year’s Miami Open slated on March 16 to 30 in Florida. Alex Eala The 19-year-old Eala, ranked No. 140 in the world, was among the four rising teens that have been awarded wildcard berths in this WTA1000 event. The...
LONDON (AP) — Mirra Andreeva rose to a career-best No. 9 in the tennis rankings on Monday, Feb. 24, making the Russian the first 17-year-old in the WTA's Top 10 since Nicole Vaidisova in 2007. Russia's Mirra Andreeva holds the winner's trophy after the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship...
Filipina ace Alex Eala fell five rungs in the latest Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) world rankings. Alex Eala (Alex Eala's Facebook post) The 19-year-old Eala felt the damage of her short-lived campaigns this year and dropped to 139th with 528 points in the singles list. Eala is now the...
