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Filipino tennis sensation Alex Eala stunned world No. 41 Lesia Tsurenko of Ukraine in the opening round of the Mutua Madrid Open on Tuesday to secure the biggest victory of her pro career. The 18-year-old tennis prodigy…
MANILA, Philippines — Alex Eala stunned the No.1 seed Priscilla Hon of Australia, 6-2, 6-4, to march into the semifinal round of the W25 Roehampton on Friday evening (Manila time) in Great Britain. The sixth-seeded Eala broke…
I do research on nationalism and sports, particularly on how Filipinos react online to sports-related events that challenge their notions of nationhood. I started this years ago with research on the half-blood issue that plagued the Philippine…
MANILA, Philippines — Alex Eala may have reached greater heights after achieving a historic feat, but the 17-year-old remained selfless and humble, offering her US Open girls’ singles trophy to Philippine tennis and her fellow young countrymen,…
MANILA, Philippines — Alex Eala settled for another bronze medal after falling to Thai rival Luksika Kumkhum, 4-6, 1-6, in the women’s tennis singles semifinal of the 31st Southeast Asian Games on Friday at Hanaka Paris Ocean…
MANILA, Philippines—Alex Eala and her partner Hanne Vandewinkel bowed out in the semifinal of the US Open juniors doubles on Saturday (Manila time). Their campaign ended after falling to the American duo of Elvina Kalieve and Reese…
MANILA, Philippines—Alex Eala and partner Priska Nugroho put on a masterful performance in their opening match, crushing Erika Matsuda and Valencia Xu, 6-0, 6-0, in the Wimbledon girls’ doubles tournament Wednesday. Eala, the Filipino ace, and Nugroho,…
MANILA, Philippines — Alex Eala captured her first professional title on Sunday night. At just 15 years old, Eala topped the ITF W15 Manacor Tournament after a sterling 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 win over Yvonne Cavalle-Reimers of Spain…
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