Alex Eala may have become the first Filipina to reach this stage of a Grand Slam singles event, but the rising star isn’t dwelling too much on the milestone following her historic third-round victory at the Wimbledon Championships. The 21-year-old knocked out defending champion Iga Swiatek, 7-6...
House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III joined Filipinos on Sunday, July 5 in congratulating Filipino tennis phenom Alex Eala on her latest Wimbledon victory, wherein she beat defending champion Iga Swiatek from Poland in just two sets. Dy, Isabela 's 6th district representative, says Eala...
LONDON (AP) — In Arthur Fery’s boyhood neighborhood, they could probably hear the cheers from a raucous Court 18. Fery grew up just five minutes from Wimbledon. On Saturday, July 4, the British wild card extended his improbable run into the fourth round at the All England Club with a 2-6,...
Billie Jean King and Maria Sharapova were among the tennis icons who congratulated Alex Eala on her historic 7-6 (9), 6-2 third-round victory over defending champion Iga Swiatek in the Wimbledon Championships on Sunday, July 5. King and Sharapova took to social media their warmest regards to Eala,...
President Marcos has congratulated Filipino tennis sensation Alex Eala for her historic run at Wimbledon, describing the young athlete as an inspiration to Filipinos, particularly the youth. Speaking before members of the media at the conclusion of his official visit to Canada, Marcos opened his...
The prestigious Wimbledon trophy may still be far from Alex Eala’s grasp, but the Filipina tennis sensation is embracing her third-round victory over defending champion Iga Swiatek as a defining breakthrough in her career. So much so that she dedicated her 7-6 (9), 6-2 victory to her younger...
Alex Eala pulled off the biggest victory of her career, ousting defending champion Iga Swiatek, 7-6 (9), 6-2, to book a historic fourth-round berth at the Wimbledon Championships on Saturday night, July 4 (Philippine time). Playing before a packed Centre Court at the All-England Club, the...
LONDON (AP) — Novak Djokovic saw Arthur Rinderknech falling toward the Centre Court net after a volley and said to himself, “Please stay down.” The Frenchman did — and 39-year-old Djokovic dove to hit a backhand volley winner on match point for a 7-5, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (4) record-equaling...
Apart from carrying the Philippine flag at the Wimbledon Championships, Alex Eala is also helping raise the standard for Southeast Asian tennis. The 21-year-old is now the last Southeast Asian player standing in the singles draw and is two wins from matching the best-ever singles finish by a player...
Alex Eala experienced another surreal moment at the Wimbledon Championships after meeting Catherine, Princess of Wales. In an Instagram Story, Eala shared a photo with the Princess alongside close friend and fellow tennis player Zeynep Sonmez, giving fans a glimpse of a memorable off-court moment...
Filipina tennis ace Alex Eala once again found a meaningful way to honor the Philippines after sporting a visor embroidered with the Filipino phrase, "Kapag lumago, hindi na hihinto," during her historic campaign in the prestigious Wimbledon Championships in London. On her Instagram post, the...
LONDON (AP) — Amanda Anisimova served three of her 20 aces in the deciding tiebreaker to hold off Sofia Kenin, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (3), and reach the third round at Wimbledon on Thursday, July 2, as Kate, the Princess of Wales, visited the All England Club. Anisimova, who was consoled by Kate a year...
