Alex Eala in motion at residence? WTA provides Philippine cease

The 2026 WTA Tour consists of the Philippine Girls’s Open, an occasion Alex Eala is predicted to headline following a historic yr that noticed her climb to high 50 on the planet

MANILA, Philippines – Alex Eala will get an opportunity to dazzle at residence because the WTA Tour lastly features a cease within the nation.

Following a historic yr that noticed her climb to the high 50 on the planet, Eala is predicted to banner the Philippine Girls’s Open slated from January 26 to 31.

The match is a WTA 125 occasion and can function 32 singles and 16 doubles gamers.

However there’s a potential schedule battle for Eala as she can also be scheduled to compete within the Australian Open, the primary Grand Slam of the yr that may run from January 12 to February 1.

It is going to be the primary Australian Open important draw look for Eala, who has earned computerized entry to all the 4 Grand Slams by advantage of being within the high 100.

Eala by no means made it previous the primary spherical of the Australian Open qualifiers in three tries, shedding to Croatia’s Jana Fett final yr.

That early exit, although, adopted a meteoric rise as Eala reached the semifinals of the Miami Open, changing into the primary Filipina to take action in a WTA 1000 occasion, and he or she cracked the highest 100 for the primary time.

Eala continued her ascension on the planet rankings as she superior to her first WTA closing within the Eastbourne Open, claimed her first Grand Slam win by beating Denmark’s Clara Tauson within the US Open, then received her first WTA Challenger title by ruling the Guadalajara Open.

However earlier than she turns her deal with subsequent yr, Eala nonetheless has a few occasions lined up for 2025.

The 20-year-old would possibly she motion within the Southeast Asian Video games in Thailand and he or she is lined up for the Macau Masters, with each contests occurring in December. – Rappler.com