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Philippine tennis sensation and Globe Ambassador Alex Eala bucked a sluggish start to beat veteran and local bet Yvonne Cavalle-Reimers, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2, to capture her very first professional singles’ title in the International Tennis Federation’s (ITF) W15 Manacor tournament in Mallorca, Spain on Sunday. One of the youngest to compete in the tournament at …

Filipino tennis prodigy and Globe Ambassador Alex Eala defeated Adithya Karunaratne of Hong Kong in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4 to enter the finals of the Rafael Nadal Academy World Tennis Tour in Manacor, Spain. The win catapulted the 15-year-old Filipino to her first-ever title match in the main draw of an International Tennis Federation’s (ITF) …

Filipino tennis prodigy and Globe Ambassador Alex Eala shocked no. 5 seed and ITF singles world. No. 14 Carole Monnet in three sets to book a semifinals seat in the Rafael Nadal Academy World Tennis Tour in Manacor, Spain. The 15-year-old Eala showed her trademark never-say-die-spirit to rally from a set down to beat her …

Filipina tennis prodigy and Globe Ambassador Alex Eala failed to advance in the quarterfinals of the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria tournament in Spain after yielding to Lara Salden of Belgium in three sets. Eala lost in the second round of the tournament, 6-0, 2-6, 6-2 after booting out number 8 seed Francesca Jones of …