Alex Eala returns to action with a stunning first-round victory in Slovakia. (File Photo/Alex Eala Facebook page) Alex Eala returned to competition on a high note after stunning Leyre Romero Gormez of Spain, 6-1, 6-0, at the start of the W60 Trnava 2 nd Empire Women’s Indoor Tennis...
Alex Eala By NIKOLE JAVIER Alex Eala couldn’t make it past sixth seed Tatjana Maria of Germany and absorbed a lopsided 2-6, 2-6 loss in the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) 250 Thailand Open on Tuesday, Jan. 31, at the True Arena in Hua Hin. Maria only needed 69 minutes...
By NIKOLE JAVIER Alex Eala outlasted Kristine Dmitruk of Belarus, 6-2, 7-5, to barge into the main draw of the Thailand Open on Sunday, Jan. 29, at the True Arena in Hua Hin. Alex Eala needed to win two matches to enter the Thailand Open main draw round. (From Thailand Open Facebook page) The...
Philippine sports’ cream of the crop who made 2022 a truly memorable one for the country crowd each other out in a tight race for the Athlete of the Year honor of the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA). Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz, world-ranked pole vaulter EJ Obiena, two-time...
Alex Eala (Photo from Alex Eala's Facebook page) By NIKOLE JAVIER Alex Eala hasn’t found her sweet spot this year as she suffered another early exit this time in her first pro Grand Slam campaign in the 2023 Australian Open women’s singles in Melbourne, Australia on Monday, Jan....
Alex Eala debuts in the pro Grand Slam tournament Monday, Jan. 9, when she sees action in the first round of the women’s singles qualifiers of the 2023 Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia. Alex Eala is competing in the women's singles qualifiers of the 2023 Australian Open. (From Rafa Nadal...
Alex Eala made an early exit at the W60 Canberra International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament in Australia Monday, Jan. 2, after yielding to a familiar foe. Alex Eala made an early exit in the W60 Canberra after losing to former partner Oksana Selekhmeteva. (File Photo) The 17-year-old...
Alex Eala started the year with a bang after a straight set victory in the first round qualifying of the W60 Canberra International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament in Australia Sunday, Jan. 1. Alex Eala starts her year with a bang with a first-round qualifying win in Canberra. (From Alex Eala's...
Alex Eala By NIKOLE JAVIER Filipina tennis star Alex Eala will be playing her first pro-level match in the 2023 Australian Open. The junior Grand Slam champion, who clinched her first singles title in the 2022 US Open Juniors, has made it to the qualifying rounds of the Jan. 16-29...
Alex Eala Alex Eala lost steam in the W100 Grodzisk Mazowiecki International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament Wednesday after bowing to her German foe in Poland. Eala yielded to Katharina Hobgarski, 6-4, 6-3, in the second round to make an early exit after 90 minutes. Hobgarski, who earned a...
Alex Eala fell short on her bid at the W25 El Espinar/Segovia International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament after yielding in the semifinals to hometown bet Eva Guerrero Alvarez, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2, Friday in Spain. Photo from Alex Eala's Facebook page Eala, 17, failed to sustain her second set...
Alex Eala edged Spaniard opponent Rosa Vicens Mas to barge into the semifinal of the W25 El Espinar/Segovia International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament in Spain Thursday, July 28. Alex Eala (Photo from Alex Eala's Facebook page) Eala survived two hours and 19 minutes of duel against Vicens Mas...
