Who are Alex Eala’s parents? Meet the supportive family behind the Filipino tennis star

Her dad Mike is a corporate executive, while mum Rizza is a former national swimmer and comes from a family of athletes.

Alex Eala's many fans descend on US Open, bearing Filipino flags and lots of love

NEW YORK (AP) — The Alex Eala fans came bearing Filipino flags, and wearing hats telling her to fight on ("Laban Alex"). They ...
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How Alex Eala is impacting tennis in the Philippines

Alex Eala has added New York to the list of cities she’s taken over with her tennis stardom. Beyond her international success ...
Sports Business Journal

Crowd Pleaser: Alex Eala is a rising tennis star, on and off the court

She is Alex Eala, a 21-year-old Filipina known for drawing fire-hazard crowds of Philippines-flag-waving fans at WTA Tour and ...

Alex Eala and Naomi Osaka advance, No. 3 Auger-Aliassime falls at US Open

Osaka recovered after a mid-match lapse to advance to the third round with a 6-2, 5-7, 6-1 victory over Katerina Siniakova on Thursday, before Eala beat Oleksandra Oliynykova 6-1, 6-4.
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How Alex Eala Turned the Philippines Into a Tennis Nation

A December homecoming match could break tennis’s attendance record.
The Economist

The Philippines is going wild for its home-grown star, Alex Eala

The rest has to do with where she comes from. She is a proud Filipina and, in a country starved of world-class sporting ...
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I Saw Eala-mania Up Close at the US Open

The Filipino phenomenon is drawing a new tennis crowd to Flushing Meadows.

Alex Eala maintains smooth progress at US Open

Alexandra Eala powered past Oleksandra Oliynykova in their second-round match at the US Open, defeating the Ukrainian 6-1, ...