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...
Defending champion Iga Swiatek is just as cautious as Alex Eala in their anticipated third-round showdown at the Wimbledon Championships after both advanced with contrasting second-round victories on Thursday, July 2. The six-time Grand Slam winner from Poland eased past former world No. 1 and 2019...
Tennis icon Venus Williams and husband Andrea Preti sent heartfelt congratulatory messages to Alex Eala moments after the Filipina booked a historic third-round berth at the Wimbledon Championships on Thursday, July 2. In an Instagram Story, Williams praised Eala following her stirring 3-6, 6-2,...
Alex Eala and Nikola Bartunkova bowed out of the Wimbledon Championships doubles after yielding to eighth-seeded pair Jelena Ostapenko and Sofia Kenin, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1, in the opening round on Friday, July 3 (Philippine time). Fresh off her singles breakthrough a few hours ago, Eala couldn’t carry...
It was redemption in every sense for Alex Eala. Nearly a year after suffering a heartbreaking three-set loss to Maya Joint in the Eastbourne Open final, the Filipina turned things around with a stirring 3-6, 6-3, 6-0 comeback victory to book a historic third-round berth at the Wimbledon...
Alex Eala weathered Maya Joint’s strong start with a 3-6, 6-2, 6-0 victory to punch a historic ticket to the third round of the Wimbledon Championships on Thursday, July 2. The 29th-seeded Eala shook off a first-set stumble before mounting a gritty comeback to outlast the hard-hitting Australian,...
