Alex Eala has now lost all three of her professional meetings with Iva Jovic, one of her closest friends on tour, and this one hurt the most. Eala still walked off Arthur Ashe Stadium smiling, but there was no hiding the disappointment.

As her tennis season winds down, Alex Eala was confronted with a question about how she managed her meteoric rise to superstardom: What has she learned from the sharp growth spurt that catapulted her to global fame?

She is Alex Eala, a 21-year-old Filipina known for drawing fire-hazard crowds of Philippines-flag-waving fans at WTA Tour and Grand Slam tournaments. Her on-court ranking and off-court earnings are now rising to meet the level of her global popularity.

As Philippine tennis star Alex Eala smashes her way into international success, her political leanings have become the subject of speculation back home, the latest of which includes an image altered

Earlier this month at the Canadian Open in Toronto—home to the largest Filipino diaspora in Canada, with more than 270,000 residents—21-year-old tennis star Alex Eala, ranked 18th in the world, drew sold-out crowds of more than 10,

Jović, 18, and Eala, 21, produced a thrilling display of aggressive, counterpunching tennis that lit up the biggest court in the sport.

Alex Eala was incorrectly called American on Canadian TV. Here’s what happened and why the comment sparked backlash among Filipino fans.

Alex Eala is already one of the most famous figures in the Philippines, but the U.S. Open offers a stage where a national hero can become an international superstar.

Things have changed quickly for Alexandra Eala. A month ago, she was celebrating her first WTA singles title in Washington, D.C. Now, she is the highest-ranked Filipino tennis player in history and has reached a career-best US Open third round.

Iva Jovic and Alex Eala produced one of the most memorable matches of this year’s US Open, the marathon three-hour-and-three-minute battle at the Arthur Ashe Stadium that lived up to all the hype. The American closed out the match 7-5,

Alex Eala's debut on Arthur Ashe ended in a loss, but the defeat only strengthened the loyalty of her Filipino fans.