Filipino Rising Star Eala Shakes Up the WTA
TL;DR
Filipino rising star Alex Eala is turning heads on the WTA tour with aggressive counterpunching, smart serving, and relentless court positioning, winning her first tour title at the DC Open while drawing unprecedented Filipino fan support and beating multiple top-10 players along the way.
- Alex Eala Is Catching The WTA’s Best Off Guard defector.com
- Hard courts feel like home as Alex Eala eyes another US Open breakthrough ESPN
- Champions Corner: Alexandra Eala's breakthrough, in her own words WTA Tennis
- ‘Our new champion’: Philippines swept up in tennis fever after Alex Eala’s historic win The Guardian
- Alex Eala becomes first Filipino WTA Tour champion with final-set bagel against Jessica Pegula The New York Times
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