Filipina tennis star Alex Eala loses in Wimbledon debut
Filipina tennis player Alex Eala participated in her Wimbledon debut last July 1 but lost in the first round of both singles and doubles play.
Eala earned £66,000 (P5.07 million) for her participation in the singles event and £16,500 (P1.27 million) for the doubles event with partner Eva Lys.
Despite taking an early lead against defending champion Barbora Krejcikova, Eala lost the match 3-6, 2-6, 1-6 in the singles competition.
The total prize fund for Wimbledon this year is £53.55 million (P4.11 billion), with the winners of both singles events receiving £3 million each.
According to the WTA, Eala has earned a total of $591,592 in prize money.
Eala will now focus on the upcoming National Bank Open in Canada.
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