Photo from Alex Eala's Facebook page
Alex Eala begins her Roland Garros Juniors campaign on Monday, June 6, when she clashes with Great Britain’s Matilda Mutavdzic.
Eala, 16, enters the Grand Slam tournament as the second seed following her International Tennis Federation (ITF) juniors ranking
Published April 9, 2021, 12:02 PM
Photo from Alex Eala’s Facebook page
Unable to sustain a strong start, Alex Eala crashed out of the W60 Bellinzona tournament in Switzerland after faltering against hometown bet Simona Waltert, 5-7, 6-3, 6-2, in the third round on Thursday (early Friday morning in Manila).
Eala, 15, zoomed to a 4-1 lead in the opening set but the 20-year-old Waltert staged a furious comeback to win six of the next seven games.
The Filipino teen tennis star bounced back in the second set as she once again went on a fiery 5-1 start and foiled her Swiss rival’s fightback this time.
Eala holding her own in Bellinzona W60 tournament bworldonline.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bworldonline.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Published March 3, 2021, 1:31 PM
Photo from Alex Eala’s Facebook account
Teen wonder Alex Eala hopes her meeting with her tennis idol would give her more motivation when she competes in the opening round of the $25,000 ITF Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar World Tennis Tour in Manacor, Spain Wednesday afternoon in Manila, March 3.
In a Facebook post on the eve of her match, Eala posted a photo of her with legend Rafa Nadal.
“So lucky, I get a photo with my idol!” Eala wrote.
“Thank you for all the opportunities and support, Rafa Nadal!”
The photo shows Eala standing beside Nadal with both of them wearing facemasks.