Alex Eala got off to a rousing start but eventually lost momentum against Thailand’s Mananchaya Sawangkaew, 6-4, 1-6, 2-6, in the quarterfinals of the ITF W100 Takasaki in Japan Friday, Nov. 22.Eala, 19, flexed her might in the opening set but her Thai rival gained momentum to...
Alex Eala overcame a huge scare in the third set and frustrated crowd favorite Hayu Kinoshita, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5, to advance to the quarterfinal round of the ITF W100 Takasaki in Japan Friday, Nov. 22.Alex Eala (Alex Eala's Facebook post)The 19-year-old Filipina tennis star showed great resolve to come...
Alex Eala immediately made her presence felt as she rolled past crowd favorite Ena Koike, 6-2, 6-0, in the opening round of the ITF W100 Takasaki in Japan Tuesday, Nov. 19.Alex Eala (Eala's Facebook post)Eala went off with a dominant performance in two sets – which lasted for an hour and two...
Alex Eala threw everything she had but American-Croatian Bernarda Pera was just too clever and too hot to handle.And that led to Eala’s 6-0, 6-3 defeat in the main round of the 2024 Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Guangzhou Open on Tuesday, Oct. 22, in China.Alex Eala falls short in the first...
Alex Eala outlasted Russia’s Elena Pridankina, 6-2, 6-2, to barge into the main draw of the 2024 Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Guangzhou Open in China on Monday, Oct. 21.Alex Eala (Alex Eala's Facebook post)The Filipina ace unleashed her lethal form on all angles to prevail after one and a...
August 2024 will forever be remembered as the time Carlos Yulo took his place in the pantheon of greats.Two-time Olympic gold medalist Carlos Yulo (AP/File)The two-time gymnastics world champion from Leveriza Street in Malate, Manila carved his name in history when he flipped, twisted and tumbled to...
Alex Eala crashed out in the first round of the Guadalajara Open after succumbing to a more experienced rival on Wednesday, Sept. 11, in Mexico.The 19-year-old Eala, who had to go through two qualifying matches to make it to the main draw, bowed to sixth seed Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic,...
Alex Eala flexed her might and trounced Samantha Murray Sharan of Great Britain, 6-4, 6-2, to barge into the main draw of the Guadalajara Open in Mexico on Monday, Sept. 9.Alex Eala books a main draw berth at the Guadalajara Open. (Alex Eala Facebook)Eala, seeded eighth in the qualifiers, took...
Alex Eala couldn’t break her rival's veteran poise as she bowed to Tatjana Maria of Germany, 7-5, 6-2, in the second round of the Guadalajara 125 Open in Mexico on Thursday, Sept. 5 (Manila time).Alex Eala (Facebook post)Eala unleashed her powerful hits to a fightback in the first set but Maria, a...
Alex Eala recovered from a first-set hiccup and turned back American Victoria Hu, 3-6, 7-6 (2), 6-4, at the start of the Guadalajara 125 Open in Mexico on Monday, Sept. 2.The unseeded Eala survived Hu’s hard serves and squeaked past in the second-set tiebreaker before setting the tone in the third...
Alex Eala resumes her campaign in the Women’s Tennis Professionals (WTA) circuit when she competes in the Guadalajara 125 Open in Mexico starting Tuesday, Sept. 3.The 19-year-old Eala is scheduled to meet American Victoria Hu in the opening round of the WTA125 tournament that has a total prize...
Alex Eala continued to be a set shy of history after falling to Elena-Gabriela Ruse of Romania, 6-3, 1-6, 4-6, in the third round of the US Open qualifiers on early Friday, Aug. 23, in New York. For the third straight time, the 19-year-old Eala managed to inch closer to the main draw of a pro...
