Filipino tennis star Alex Eala has backed Coco Gauff to win the US Open, praising the American’s mentality and fighting spirit. “I think it’s a very highly stacked draw at this point, but it always is in the quarters,” Eala told CBS Mornings. Eala said Gauff’s mental strength is what she admires most about the
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One year can change everything. For Alex Eala, it meant climbing from No. 75 to a career-high No. 18, breaking barriers no Filipino tennis player had reached before and giving Filipinos another sporting hero to rally behind. Eala looked back on her whirlwind year during her appearance on CBS Mornings on Tuesday, Sept. 8, reflecting
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Alexandra Eala has become a genuine mass idol in 2026, having grown exponentially both in her tennis and media presence. The Filipino tennis player has burst into the top 20 of the WTA rankings and is one of her country’s greatest heroines, which could allow her to break an incredible historical record held by Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer in her
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World number four Coco Gauff says she “can’t really empathise” with rising Filipino star Alexandra Eala because “she has more pressure than I do”. Eala became the first Filipino to win a WTA singles title last month and has risen to 18th in the world rankings. After losing to Iva Jovic in the third round of the
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Representing the Philippines in the upcoming Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games wasn’t a hard decision for Filipino tennis sensation Alex Eala. Eala has competed in all four Grand Slams and several Masters tournaments, but playing for flag and country certainly brings a different appeal and sense of pride, which seeing action in any major can’t replicate. “I
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The keenly anticipated third-round clash between friends and rising stars Alex Eala and Iva Jovic will be played on the US Open center court at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Sunday’s marquee match is expected to fill the world’s largest tennis stadium to the brim, just like when the two drew a packed crowd during the “Stars
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The Philippines’ 17th seed Alexandra Eala did not disappoint her legion of fans that had the Louis Armstrong Stadium virtually sold out as she dispatched American Mary Stoiana 6-1, 6-2 on Wednesday. “It was very difficult. You know, every exchange had its own challenges, especially in the start of the second set,” said tennis star Eala
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