Photo from ITF Filipino tennis sensation Alex Eala suffered another heartbreaking quarterfinal defeat after falling to unseeded Polish opponent Maja Chwalinska, 0-6, 4-6, in W25 Grenoble in France Friday, Feb. 12 (Friday night, Manila time). Tied at 4-4 in the second set, Chwalinska showed who's...
Filipino tennis prodigy Alex Eala eyes to continue her winning ways when she faces unseeded Maja Chwalinska of Poland in the quarterfinals of the W25 Grenoble event in France Friday, Feb. 12 (Friday night, Manila time). It will be a battle of the young guns anew as Eala, 15, meets Chwalinska, 19,...
Alex Eala Rising teen star Alex Eala gets a shot at a $25,0000 pro tournament when she competes in the W25 Grenoble event in France this week. This would only be Eala’s second appearance at a $25,000 tournament where she will be facing higher-ranked players compared to her previous $15,000...
Alex Eala got a financial boost in her young tennis career after receiving a $25,000 (P1.2 million) grant from the International Tennis Federation’s (ITF) junior grant program of 2021. This year, the initiative benefitted 15 junior players including Eala, as it enables eligible players to receive...
Photo from Rafa Nadal Academy A second pro title remained elusive for Alex Eala as the Filipino teen star bowed out in the third leg of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) W15 Manacor after losing to Oksana Selekhmeteva of Russia, 6-2, 6-3, in the quarterfinals on Friday night (Philippine...
Photo From Rafa Nadal Academy Alex Eala dug deep in surviving German qualifier Silvia Ambrosio, 7-6 (3), 1-6, 6-3, to barge into the quarterfinals of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) W15 Manacor in Spain early Friday. The 15-year-old PH junior bet endured a close opening-frame duel and...
Teen sensation Alex Eala broke into the top 1000 of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings following a string of impressive finishes including winning her first pro title two weeks back. Eala, 15, jumped from No. 1190 to 942 this week, owing to her title victory in the first leg of the...
Spain's Rafael Nadal (Photo by Clive Brunskill / POOL / AFP; File) Rafael Nadal pronounced himself fit and ready Sunday to produce some magic to entertain "suffering" tennis fans around the world as they cope with the coronavirus pandemic. The Spanish great, who can move past the injured Roger...
Alex Eala’s fairytale run at the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Women’s World Tennis Tour ended Friday night after yielding to a more experienced player in the quarterfinals of the W15 Manacor in Spain. The 15-year-old PH junior player succumbed to seventh seed Ylena In-Albon of...
Photo from Rafa Nadal Academy Rising junior player Alex Eala continued to make heads turn in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) World Tennis Tour after stunning her seeded rival in the second leg of the W15 Manacor event in Spain late Wednesday. Three days after capturing her first pro title...
Rising tennis player Alex Eala guns for a second pro title this week when she competes in the second leg of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Rafa Nadal Academy World Tennis Tour in Manacor, Spain. Eala is entered as a junior reserve in the $15,000 event where she is bracketed in the lower...
Photo from Rafa Nadal Academy Tennis superstar Rafael Nadal congratulated Filipino junior sensation Alex Eala for winning her first women’s professional title over the weekend. The 20-time Grand Slam singles champion posted a picture of the 15-year-old rising star on his Instagram account,...
