If you haven’t heard the name Alex Eala yet, consider this your official heads-up. The 20-year-old from the Philippines has ...

Alex Eala, a 20-year-old Filipina tennis player, is rapidly rising through the WTA rankings with a string of historic firsts, drawing passionate crowds usually reserved for the sport’s biggest names.

Eala, a 20-year-old Filipina who turns 21 on May 23, is one of the fastest-rising players on the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Tour. Her recent run of results has placed her on the brink of the ...

Charleston’s Emma Navarro, defending champ Jessica Pegula, Madison Keys and others highlight the preliminary field for the ...

As the Sunshine Swing begins, Cristina Bucsa surged to a career high, Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva became Andorra’s first Top ...

Veronika Erjavec (6), Slovenia, def. Leyre Romero Gormaz, Spain, 6-4, 6-2. Moyuka Uchijima (3), Japan, def. Anastasia Gasanova, Russia, 6-3, 6-2. Despina Papamichail ...

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The former coach of Romanian tennis star Simona Halep, Darren Cahill, will return in 2026 to the Sports Festival as a special ...

Ever since her name appeared on the ITIA drug testing pool list late last year, Serena Williams has been evasive about her plans to return to professional tennis. Fans are now one step closer to ...

The reunion of Gabriela Dabrowski and Luisa Stefani has reaped immediate rewards at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. The fifth-seeded pair, who reunited for the 2026 WTA Tour Driven by ...

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