Many athletes dream of meeting their idols, but Alex Eala has gone a step further -- literally. For one, the Filipina tennis ace got recognized through a comment on her Instagram post by her childhood hero, Maria Sharapova , and had a conversation with no less than women’s sports and tennis icon,...
Billie Jean King and Maria Sharapova were among the tennis icons who congratulated Alex Eala on her historic 7-6 (9), 6-2 third-round victory over defending champion Iga Swiatek in the Wimbledon Championships on Sunday, July 5. King and Sharapova took to social media their warmest regards to Eala,...
Alex Eala downplayed being mentioned alongside past champions of the Birmingham Classic, saying she prefers not to compare herself to those great players and is simply focused on improving her game. “It sounds really beautiful, of course. All those names you’ve mentioned are tennis greats, and...
Maria Sharapova has never been the type to look back on her accomplishments. Joining the International Tennis Hall of Fame has given her a chance to do just that. “Wow, there was a lot of sacrifice. There was a lot of hard work,” she said on Friday, Aug. 22, a day before she was to be enshrined...
Maria Sharapova, a five-time Grand Slam singles champion known for plenty of on-court grit and off-court attention, and Bob and Mike Bryan, twins who won a record 16 major titles in men’s doubles together, are first-ballot selections for the International Tennis Hall of Fame. The Newport, Rhode...
From Maria Sharapova's Instagram NEW YORK – Maria Sharapova, a five-time Grand Slam champion and former world number one, announced Friday she has given birth to a baby boy named Theodore. He is the first child for the 35-year-old Russian tennis star and British businessman Alexander Gilkes,...
