Alex Eala opened her Wimbledon Championship campaign in style with a 6-1, 6-2 rout of Renata Zarazua on Wednesday, July 1 (Philippine time). The 29th-seeded Filipina imposed her will throughout the match, holding her serve and breaking the Mexican four times to advance to the next round. This would...
Alex Eala opens her Wimbledon campaign on Tuesday, June 30, against familiar rival Renata Zarazua in the first round of the Grand Slam. Match is scheduled not before 8:50 p.m. (Philippine time), with the 21-year-old Filipina playing her first Grand Slam as a seeded player after earning the No. 29...
A possible dream showdown against former world No. 1 Serena Williams awaits Alex Eala after the draw for the 2026 Wimbledon Championships was unveiled on Friday, June 26. Seeded No. 29, the 21-year-old Eala opens her campaign against Mexican veteran Renata Zarazua where a victory could set up a...
LONDON (AP) — Serena Williams will find out who she’s facing in the first round at Wimbledon — for her first singles match in nearly four years, and at age 44 — when the draw is held Friday, June 26. The seven-time Wimbledon singles champion accepted a wild-card entry to the grass-court...
For many young athletes, meeting their idol is a dream come true. For Alex Eala, that dream went a step further. The Filipina tennis standout had the rare opportunity to share the court with one of the sport’s all-time greats as she teamed up with multiple Grand Slam champion Venus Williams in...
Alex Eala and tennis icon Venus Williams debuted their partnership in style after drubbing Alexandra Osborne and Catherine Harrison, 6-3, 6-4, to jumpstart their doubles campaign at the Bad Homburg Open in Germany early Thursday, June 25 (Philippine time). The highly anticipated tandem, which...
Alex Eala boosted her Wimbledon Championships buildup after propelling to No. 30 in the latest Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings. The 21-year-old jumped five notches after an impressive semifinal run at the 2026 Berlin Open a few days ago, where she stunned veterans Donna Vekic, world No....
Alex Eala is poised to make a statement at the 2026 Wimbledon Championships after earning a seeded spot in the prestigious Grand Slam tournament slated June 29 to July 12. The 21-year-old secured the No. 29 seeding to become the first Filipina to be seeded in a Grand Slam, making another milestone...
The clock might have struck midnight on Alex Eala’s impressive run in the Berlin Open, but the Filipina ace is leaving the German capital with renewed confidence and momentum just a little more than a week before Wimbledon. The 21-year-old Filipina produced one of the finest grass-court campaigns...
Alex Eala gets herself a few days of rest and recovery before resuming her grass court campaign at the Berlin Tennis Open 2026 in Germany next week. The 21-year-old Filipina ace has been on a hectic schedule, having captured the Birmingham Open title over the weekend before immediately shifting her...
PARIS (AP) — Serena Williams is coming back to professional tennis at the age of 44, returning to the sport she dominated for two decades before famously “evolving” away from the daily grind of competition. First up for the 23-time Grand Slam singles champion is the doubles tournament at...
The show must go on for Alex Eala. After concluding her clay court season with an early exit at the French Open, Eala shifts her focus on the grass swing as she takes part in the WTA 125 Birmingham Open slated June 1 to 7 in Great Britain. Eala, who eyes to better her outing in the meet after...
