Alex Eala bucked an opening-set hiccup and turned back local bet Alana Subasic, 5-7, 6-0, 6-1, to barge into the main draw round of the Workday Canberra International in Australia on Monday, Dec. 30. File Photo from Alex Eala Facebook The 19-year-old Eala took advantage of Subasic’s erratic...
Alex Eala capped off her 2024 season by breaking into the Top 150 of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings. From Alex Eala Facebook The 19-year-old Filipina tennis sensation finished the year ranked at No. 149 highlighted by her singles victory in the W100 Vitoria-Gasteiz International...
Alex Eala yielded to top seed Polina Kudermetova, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2, in the semifinals of the W100 Dubai International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament in the United Arab Emirates on Saturday, Dec. 7. Eala, seeded fourth in the $100,000 event, failed to sustain her hot start by losing steam early in...
Alex Eala recovered from a first-set stumble and turned back Kyoka Okamura of Japan, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, to barge into the semifinals of the W100 Dubai International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament on Friday, Dec. 6, in the United Arab Emirates. Alex Eala inches closer to the title in the W100 Dubai...
Alex Eala unleashed her inner beast to overcome a second-set stumble and scored a 6-3, 7-5 win over Belarus’ Yuliya Hatouka to barge into the singles quarterfinal round of the W100 Dubai Open at the Habtoor Grand Resort Wednesday, Dec. 4. Alex Eala has a heart of a lion. Tied at 5-all in the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
