Alex Eala at the W60 Canberra. –ALEX EALA FACEBOOK MANILA, Philippines — Alex Eala failed to reach the main draw of the W60 Canberra, suffering a 6-3, 4-6, 4-6 loss to No. 7 seed Oksana Selekhmeteva of Russia in the second round of qualifiers on Monday in Australia. The 17-year-old Filipino netter couldn’t sustain her … Read more
Filipino tennis star Alex Eala. –Hamburg Tennis Association/via Alex Eala Facebook MANILA, Philippines—Filipino tennis ace Alex Eala was bounced out of the W60 Hamburg Open second round on Friday (Philippine time) in Germany. Eala, the 2022 US Open singles girls champion, could not overpower top seed Ysaline Bonaventure of Belgium as she succumbed, 6-4, 6-0, … Read more
Filipino tennis star Alex Eala. –Hamburg Tennis Association/via Alex Eala Facebook MANILA, Philippines — Alex Eala averted a lethargic start and fended off Ekaterina Kazionova of Russia for a come-from-behind 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory in the first round of the W60 Hamburg on Tuesday in Germany. After dropping the opening set, the 17-year-old Filipino overcame … Read more
FILE–Tennis star Alex Eala. –ALEX EALA FACEBOOK MANILA, Philippines — Alex Eala suffered a second round exit in the W60 Templeton after falling to Katarzyna Kawa of Poland, 6-2, 4-6, 0-6, on Friday (Manila time) in California. The 17-year-old Filipino couldn’t sustain her impressive first set win as the seventh seed Kawa broke a 4-4 … Read more