Alexandra Eala

Eala went on to win bronze at the 2026 Asian Games

Eala had the privilege of sitting in the front row, beside Wintour at the New York Fashion Week, recalling how nerve-wracking the experience was

Filipina star loses in three sets to Chinese opponent in semi-finals

China has won every diving gold medal since their first Asian Games appearance 52 years ago

Dubai: Alex Eala overcame a weather delay and a switch to an indoor court to make a winning start at the Asian Games 2026, beating Thailand’s Patcharin Cheapchandej 6-1, 6-0 in 55 minutes

Two-time Olympic medallist Sindhu, forced to play her third match in less than 24 hours, lost to Tokyo Olympic champion Chen Yu Fei 21-11, 18-21, 10-21

Prozorova, on the other hand, is making her first appearance as a direct entry in a WTA 500 event

The 2026 Wuhan Open has announced its player lineup, featuring an impressive array of tennis talent

The world number 18, who has become a fan favourite with wins over some of the biggest names on the circuit, including Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff, is the highest-ranked player in the women’s singles draw at the Asian Games, which begin on September 19 and conclude on October 4

Mirra Andreeva’s frustration boiled over during her US Open 2026 quarter-final clash against Coco Gauff as the Russian youngster was seen throwing her racquet towards her kit bag during the tense encounter

Filipino tennis star Alexandra Eala, who achieved a career-best run at a Grand Slam tournament after reaching the third round of the U.S. Open and losing to Iva Jovic, joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss her performance and how her tennis career began

Filipino support leaves Alex Eala fighting back tears

The home hope’s 7-5, 3-6, 7-5 triumph at Arthur Ashe Stadium was a rare bright spot for the New York crowd, who had earlier watched China’s Zheng Qinwen overcome Madison Keys in stunning fashion

Eala forced a decider and took control of the third set to take a 4-2 lead but lost steam as Jovic found another gear to win three games in a row for a 5-4 lead

Top-seeded Alexander Zverev kept his bid for a first US Open title on track with a gritty five-set victory over Quentin Halys, staying the course as a spate of upsets rocked the men’s draw on Thursday

She is drawing new fans to the sport, inspiring children, making Filipinos proud

At No 18, she is the Philippines’ highest-ranked player ever, its biggest sports celebrity since Manny Pacquiao

Filipina is attracting packed crowds, major sponsorship deals and unprecedented attention

But the U.S. Open provides a stage where a national hero can become an international superstar—and be served supersized paydays

She is also the first from Southeast Asia to reach this level in the sport

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The winner faces either the top seed tandem of Aryna Sabalenka and Novak Djokovic or the pair of Leylah Fernandez and Frances Tiafoe

Eala’s rise comes after an impressive North American hard-court swing

US Open Tennis on Sunday posted a video of Eala hitting balls under the supervision of coach Joan Bosch at the Arthur Ashe Stadium

Like Eala in Philippine tennis where she recorded many firsts, Clark is a history-maker herself in the WNBA

The Asian Games begin in Japan next month featuring teenage prodigies, more athletes than the Olympics and a cruise ship that will house competitors in the middle of typhoon season

Filipino tennis star is set to compete in her second US Open main draw

Amanda Anisimova grabbed plenty of attention during her thrilling Cincinnati Open victory over Alexandra Eala, but it was not just her comeback that had tennis fans talking

The U.S. Tennis Association on Monday set 11 of the 16 teams that will be in the championship, with six teams qualifying directly because of their combined rankings and five being given wild cards

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Filipina sensation has very few points to defend leading to her ranking going up further

Racquet sales are up and scoring one of the few available playing venues has become next to impossible as parents cram their pre-schoolers onto practice courts

On a Manila court made of crushed seashells, an earnest four-year-old sends a forehand sailing wide — one of dozens of children aiming to follow in the footsteps of the Philippines’ first home-grown tennis sensation, Alexandra Eala

Her historic triumph at DC Open has propelled her ranking into uncharted territory

Filipino star's impressive run comes to an end with loss to Belinda Bencic in Canada Open

Sabalenka was beaten 7-6(3) 4-6 6-4 in the fourth round in Toronto with Alexandrova prevailing after nearly two and a half hours to reach the quarter-finals

They have now received a wildcard into the WTA 1000 event in Cincinnati — Serena’s first tournament since getting injured in SW19

In her opening match at the WTA 1000 National Bank Open, a sold-out record crowd of 10,000 fans watched her score a 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 victory over American Alycia Parks

First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos on Wednesday congratulated Alex Eala after she made history by becoming the first Filipino and the first Southeast Asian to win a WTA 500 singles tennis title with her breakthrough victory at the Mubadala DC Open in Washington, D.C

Meanwhile, over in Canada, the ATP and WTA 1000 events in Montreal and Toronto are already underway, but there has also been minimal play due to rain

Filipina did quiet work on her game to win the biggest tournament of her career