Alex Eala bowed out early of her 2026 French Open singles campaign after absorbing a 6-4, 6-2 opening-round defeat to close friend Iva Jovic on Tuesday, May 26. The Filipina standout struggled to find her rhythm against the world No. 17 as Jovic controlled the match from the baseline to advance to...
PARIS (AP) — Tennis players at the French Open say they haven’t experienced conditions this hot at Roland Garros since the Paris Olympics. And the 2024 Olympics were held in July and August. Temperatures for the opening two days of the clay-court Grand Slam have soared to 33 degrees C (91 F)...
PARIS (AP) — At age 39, Novak Djokovic can still wear opponents down. Even opponents nearly half his age — and in front of a hostile crowd. Djokovic came back from a set down for a 5-7, 7-5, 6-1, 6-4 victory over 22-year-old home player Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in the first round of the...
Like in the singles, Alex Eala also faces an early test in the French Open women’s doubles after she and Victoria Mboko are drawn against Leylah Fernandez and Diana Shnaider in the opening round. This marks the first time that Eala and Mboko are teaming up in an WTA-level doubles event, although...
Alex Eala has been putting in extra work to sharpen her clay court game ahead of her much-anticipated showdown against close friend Iva Jovic in the French Open on Monday, May 25. The Filipina ace has been drawing big crowds from her practice sessions, including last Friday, May 22, where she...
From friends to enemies. Of course, only on the court. Filipina ace Alex Eala and American Iva Jovic put their friendship aside as they were drawn against each other in the opening round of the French Open in Paris Sunday, May 24. Fresh off their Strasbourg Open exits, Eala and Jovic meet in the...
LONDON (AP) — Two-time Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz on Tuesday, May 19, said he is pulling out of the grass-court Grand Slam event next month because of his lingering wrist injury. Alcaraz injured his right wrist at the Barcelona Open last month and had already withdrawn from the the French...
Alex Eala faces a tough test ahead of her second French Open campaign after crashing out early in the Strasbourg Open in France on Monday, May 18. Eala, who entered the main draw after originally being slated for the qualifiers, couldn’t sustain a fiery start and bowed to lower-ranked Oleksandra...
ROME (AP) — The top tennis players are already upset they 're not receiving a bigger share of tournament revenues at the French Open. Now they’re hoping Wimbledon and the U.S. Open respond to their demands, according to Jannik Sinner. Fellow No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka said this week the players...
Filipina tennis ace Alex Eala looks to extend her winning ways when she guns for a redemption against China’s Xinyu Wang in Round of 64 of the WTA 1000 Italian Open in Rome Friday, May 8. Following her first-round win over Polish Magdalena Frech , Eala, 20, tries to strike back against her...
Alex Eala ramps up her preparations for the 2026 French Open as she commits to another Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) event to fine-tune her clay court form. The 20-year-old Filipina ace is listed in the Parma Ladies Open in Italy set May 11 to 17, just two weeks before the clay court Grand...
PARIS (AP) — Loïs Boisson, the revelation of the French Open, has rocketed 296 places up the WTA rankings after her fairy-tale run at Roland-Garros. The Frenchwoman, who was 361st before making it to the semifinals at the clay-court Grand Slam last week, jumped to 65th in the latest edition of...
