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How much will Alex Eala earn from Wimbledon stint?
Filipina tennis player Alex Eala will receive substantial prize money from her Wimbledon debut despite early exits in both singles and doubles matches.
Eala is set to earn £66,000 (approximately P5.07 million) for reaching the first round of the singles competition.
In the doubles' event, Eala and her partner Eva Lys will receive £16,500 (approximately P1.27 million) for their first-round appearance.
Despite losing her singles match to defending champion Barbora Krejcikova, Eala managed to win the first set before Krejcikova turned the tables.
The total prize fund for this year's Wimbledon tournament has increased to £53.55 million, or over P4.11 billion.
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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 player Alex Eala and Germany's Eva Lys were eliminated from the Wimbledon women's doubles in their first-round match after losing to Quinn Gleason of the USA and Ingrid Martins of Brazil, 4-6, 2-6.
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