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,...
LONDON (AP) — Having seen six match points slip away, Barbora Krejcikova finally got the ball to bounce her way on the seventh. Krejcikova earned her biggest victory on Centre Court since winning the 2024 Wimbledon title by knocking out French Open champion Mirra Andreeva, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4, in the...
Alex Eala powered into the second round of the Wimbledon Championships, but the dream showdown with former world No.1 Serena Williams would not happen. Instead, it will be Maya Joint standing across the net after the Australian spoiled Williams’ Grand Slam return with a 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-3 victory...
LONDON (AP) — The roars began even before Serena Williams stepped on Centre Court. Then they grew louder when the 23-time Grand Slam champion arrived to play her first singles match in nearly four years. And when it was all over and the 44-year-old Williams had performed admirably in a three-set...
