Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2023 06:21:10 +0000
Alex Eala, the young pretty darling of Philippine tennis today, reached a milestone in 2022 when she captured the 142nd US Open juniors girls’ singles championship under the bright lights of New York City. The 17-year-old southpaw won the finals without dropping a set to highlight her 6-2, 6-4 domination of third seed Czech Lucie […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2023 08:54:35 +0000
Tennis princess Alex Eala is likely to miss the coming SEA Games in the Cambodia this May as she bids to qualify for the French Open – the second Grand Slam event of the year. Winner of three bronze medals in the Vietnam SEA Games two years ago, Eala said the biennial event may run […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2023 09:47:20 +0000
Philippine sports’ cream of the crop who made 2022 a truly memorable one for the country crowd each other out in a tight race for the Athlete of the Year honor of the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA). Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz, world-ranked pole vaulter EJ Obiena, two-time world champion Carlos Yulo, and history makers […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2023 05:31:56 +0000
By NIKOLE JAVIER Alex Eala displayed some flashes of brilliance before yielding to Japanese veteran Misaki Doi, 4-6, 7-6 (1), 6-3, in the first qualifying round of the Australian Open Monday, Jan. 9, in Melbourne. The match was Eala’s first foray in the women’s Grand Slam event and she took the loss positively, claiming she […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2023 14:10:54 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA After making quite an impression in the juniors division, it’s now time for Alex Eala to prove her worth in a bigger and more challenging stage as she vies in her first women’s Grand Slam event – the Australian Open. Eala won the US Open Juniors crown last year apart winning two […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 02 Jan 2023 07:12:08 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Alex Eala made an early exit at the W60 Canberra International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament in Australia Monday, Jan. 2, after yielding to a familiar foe. The 17-year-old three-time Grand Slam Juniors champion suffered a 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 loss to Russian Oksana Selekhmeteva in the second round of the qualifiers in this […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 01 Jan 2023 06:18:16 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Alex Eala started the year with a bang after a straight set victory in the first qualifying round of the W60 Canberra International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament in Australia Sunday, Jan. 1. The 17-year-old junior tennis sensation survived a shaky second set for a 6-3, 7-6 (0) win over Mexico’s Marcela Zacarias […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2022 08:10:14 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA The country’s historic campaign at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics was not a one-hit wonder. The country’s performance in 2022 proved that. That’s because Filipino athletes continued to leave marks in the elite stage to show they are not done conquering the world. As expected, Philippines’ first Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz bannered […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2022 23:25:50 +0000
By NIKOLE JAVIER “YESSSSS!!!!” That was the reaction of Filipina tennis ace Alex Eala after earning a slot in the qualifying rounds for next year’s Australian Open in Melbourne. The excitement was understandable as this will mark Eala’s first pro-level match in a Grand Slam event. “YESSSSS!!!! I made the cut for the Qualifying Rounds of […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2022 05:45:31 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Alex Eala’s impressive run against hometown bets came to a halt in the second qualifying round of the W100 Shrewsbury tournament after yielding to a more experienced rival Monday, Oct. 31 (early Tuesday in Manila) in Great Britain. Eala, 17, succumbed to 24-year-old Maia Lumsden, 6-1, 7-5. A victory could have set […]
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