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Tennis: Alex Eala thanks Filipinos, hopes to score upset at Wimbledon
Filipina tennis player Alex Eala has achieved a career-high WTA ranking of World No. 56 after her runner-up finish at the Eastbourne Open.
This is a significant jump from her previous best ranking of No. 69.
In the WTA 250 tournament finals, Eala faced 19-year-old Australian Maya Joint, ranked World No. 51, losing in a challenging match where she held championship points.
Despite the tough loss, Eala has expressed gratitude to Filipinos and is focusing on her second Grand Slam main draw appearance at Wimbledon.
She noted that her goal was to get more matches on grass and build confidence, which she feels she achieved.
Eala's performance also saw her compete in the Nottingham Open and the Lexus Ilkley Open in the weeks prior.
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Filipina tennis player Alex Eala advanced to the semifinals of the Eastbourne Open after defeating WTA No. 42 Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine, 6-1, 6-2, in the quarterfinals.
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Filipina tennis player Alex Eala made history as the first Filipino in the Open era to compete in the Wimbledon Championships singles main draw.
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Filipina tennis ace Alex Eala secured a spot in the main draw of the Eastbourne Lexus Open after defeating Turkey's Zeynep Sonmez and the United States' Hailey Baptiste in the qualifiers.
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President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and House of Representatives Speaker Martin Romualdez lauded Alex Eala for her historic WTA 250 singles final appearance at the Eastbourne Open.
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Filipina tennis player Alex Eala, now ranked World No. 56, will make her Wimbledon main draw debut on Centre Court against defending champion Barbora Krejcikova.
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