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STOP BLAMING FASHION SHOWS FOR ALEX EALA'S DEFEATS! | Challenging lazy criticism

Alex Eala Every time Alex Eala loses, some fans are quick to blame her endorsements, fashion appearances, and activities outside tennis. Some even suggest she should choose between being a world-class athlete and a celebrity. But are we really going to blame a fashion show every time she loses a match? Let's be fair. I'm not a tennis expert, but from watching Alex play, I believe there are areas she still needs to improve, particularly her consistency, conditioning, and ability to sustain a high level of performance. These are legitimate concerns worth discussing. But blaming her off-court activities without evidence? That's unfair. Remember, Alex was ranked No. 140 when she defeated some of the world's best players at the 2025 Miami Open, including then World No. 2 Iga Świątek. If a lower-ranked Alex could beat the world's best, why do we act surprised when other players beat her? Being capable of beating the best doesn't mean you're already capable of doin... ... See more

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Global Honors: Alex Eala Named to 2026 TIME100 Next List with Rafael Nadal Tribute

Even with her Asian Games bronze, Alex Eala's global impact received major recognition on Thursday. The 21-year-old Filipina was officially named to the prestigious 2026 TIME100 Next list, which honors emerging leaders shaping the future. Tennis legend Rafael Nadal wrote the official tribute for TIME, praising Eala’s work ethic, character, and mental toughness developed during her years at the Rafa Nadal Academy in Spain. Eala joins an elite group of international athletes recognized for breaking barriers and inspiring the next generation in their home countries. Her ranking has surged to a career-high world No. 18 following WTA titles and a Grand Slam quarterfinal run. The global recognition highlights her status as an ambassador for Philippine sports on the world stage. ... See more

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Second Asian Games Bronze: Heartbreak for Alex Eala in Three-Set Semifinal War

Alex Eala’s bid for Asian Games singles gold concluded in a three-set battle at the Higashiyama Tennis Center. After capturing the opening set with clinical baseline precision, the 21-year-old Filipina star was edged by China’s Wang Xiyu, 6-3, 3-6, 2-6. Eala won five consecutive games in the first set, but the 85th-ranked Wang capitalized on a 5-1 surge in the second set to level the match. In the deciding third frame, Wang broke Eala’s serve twice to close out the victory after two hours and 14 minutes of play. "I fought the best I could fight, but she played better in the end," Eala said after securing her second consecutive Asian Games bronze medal. Eala will take a brief recovery window before returning to the WTA Tour for the Wuhan Open on October 12. ... See more

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Heartbreak in Kallang: Alex Eala Stunned by Russia's Prozorova in Singapore Open

World No. 18 and tournament third-seed Alex Eala suffered a shock opening-round exit at the WTA 500 Singapore Tennis Open, falling in three tight sets (6-4, 5-7, 3-6) to Russia's Tatiana Prozorova. Eala controlled the opening frame in front of an arena packed with Filipino supporters, but Prozorova turned the tide from the baseline to pull off her career-first top-40 upset after over two hours of play. Eala will immediately pivot to Japan to join the Philippine national contingent for the 20th Asian Games ... See more

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Alex Eala Returns to Singapore as Southeast Asia’s Top-Ranked Tennis Star

Alex Eala at WTA 500 Singapore MANILA, Philippines — All eyes will be on Alexandra Eala as the Filipina tennis star returns to Singapore for the Singapore Tennis Open 2026 , where she will compete against an elite WTA field in the tournament’s first year as a WTA 500 event . The tournament officially gets underway Monday, September 21, at the OCBC Arena at The Kallang, with the main draw scheduled to begin at 11:00 a.m. Singapore time (UTC+8) . For Eala, however, this is more than just another tournament stop. Singapore is a place filled with memories for the 20-year-old Filipina. Eala first competed in Singapore as an 11-year-old in 2016 , when she took part in the WTA Future Stars tournament. Nearly a decade later, she returns as the most highly ranked Southeast Asian player of all time . She also competed in the qualifying rounds of the inaugural Singapore Tennis Open in 2025. Now, Eala is back with considerably more experience and a growing reputation on the global tennis stage. ... ... See more

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Rising Stars Ready to Shine at the Singapore Tennis Open 2025

From left: Lynelle Lim, Audrey Tong and Eva Marie Desvignes The Singapore Tennis Open 2025 is set to showcase the talents of promising local players, each eager to make their mark on the international stage. Lynelle Lim: Aiming High with Experience Former World No. 824 Lynelle Lim is ready to build on her past experiences from the International Tennis Federation (ITF) circuit. “I am incredibly grateful to the Singapore Tennis Association, Kallang Alive Sport Management, WTA, and the Singapore Sport Institute for granting me a qualifying wildcard and the opportunity to compete in the Singapore Tennis Open 2025. This wildcard allows me to play against some of the best players in the world, and I’m excited to gain invaluable experience that will carry forward to the Singapore Tennis Invitational Cup and beyond. I will give my best effort, make the most of this opportunity, and proudly represent Singapore on this prestigious stage,” said Lim. Audrey Tong: A SEA Games Star Ready for t... ... See more

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Singapore Tennis Open 2025: World-Class Players Set to Compete

The inaugural Singapore Tennis Open (STO) 2025 is bringing professional women’s tennis to the spotlight at the Kallang Tennis Hub from January 25–February 2, 2025 ! With top-ranked players and thrilling matches, it’s a tournament you don’t want to miss. 🌟 Top Players to Watch: Anna Kalinskaya (World No. 14): The top-ranked player at STO 2025, known for her powerful and precise game. Emma Raducanu: 2021 US Open Champion and fan favorite, fresh off a strong 2024 season. Sofia Kenin: Former World No. 4 and 2020 Australian Open winner, famous for her aggressive style. Elise Mertens & Wang Xinyu: Grand Slam Doubles Champions showcasing their singles skills. Kalinskaya, Raducanu, and Kenin will be competing in Singapore for the first time, joined by rising stars like Wang Yafan and Wang Xiyu. 🏟️ Where and When: Dates: January 25 (Qualifiers) – February 2, 2025 Venue: Kallang Tennis Hub 🎟️ Tickets & Promotions: Get up close to the action with tickets now on sale! Celebrate ... ... See more

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Is the Hawk-Eye System Reliable in Tennis Tournaments?

The Hawk Eye system has become synonymous in many sports including tennis, rugby, cricket, badminton, volleyball, Gaelic games, hurling, and Australian football. Most tennis fans are familiar with the sophisticated AI technology which has been used to resolve contention in a tournament and accurately determine the ins and outs. The system visually tracks the trajectory of the ball through high-performance cameras for more accurate real-time options. Many players have doubted and criticized the accuracy of Hawk-Eye, but over the years, the system has improved and become more intelligent on how it tracks a ball’s path. But how exactly does this system work and is it reliable for use in tennis tournaments? How Hawk-Eye Works Hawk-Eye was designed to help reduce the margins of error, particularly in tennis improving accuracy with real-time insights. The system works on the principle of triangulation where high-performance cameras are positioned on the roof of the stadium to track ... ... See more

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Twitter Introduces Nine New Premium Video Sports Content Partnerships To Asia Pacific Advertisers

Astro Malaysia (including FIFA World Cup™), Asian Tour Golf, International Table Tennis Federation, BallBall, TV One and Eleven Sports Singapore among others will feature new In-Stream Video programming on Twitter SINGAPORE (15 March 2018) — Twitter, the first place to see what’s happening, will unveil this morning a robust slate of premium video sport content deals at Sportel Asia. Nine new collaborations will be announced, adding to the hundreds of sporting hours of live original programming, live games, highlights, and events to the platform. The announcement includes extensions of existing regional deals and brings even more opportunities for advertisers in Asia Pacific to align their brand with premium sports video content. Twitter’s Head of Sports Partnerships for Asia Pacific, Aneesh Madani (@aneeshmadani), will present the video content offerings to conference attendees, as well as brand and agency partners, at a special Twitter workshop at Sportel Asia. He will be ... ... See more

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Singapore Slammers is your 2016 IPTL Champion! #Repeat

Slammers retain the IPTL crown Hyderabad, December 11th 2016 FINAL: INDIAN ACES 14-30 OUE SINGAPORE SLAMMERS After an 10-day 3-nation tour, the Coca-Cola International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) 2016 culminated in an exciting grand finale with an epic showdown between the two table-shoppers, here at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in the historic city of Hyderabad. The OUE Singapore Slammers retained the IPTL title in a rematch of last’s years final although this time was played in the Aces home ground. A stunning 30-14 and a marvelous display for each player of the Singapore side. “We are waiting for the final”, said the Slammers coach Purav Raja. And he didn’t lie. The Indian professional tennis player was aware of the comfortable Head-to-head that the Aces have had in this 2016 edition: a 3-0 in matches, with narrow, tight and strong wins. But he also knew that this previous results could go in their favor. As for the match, there is absolutely no doubt that C... ... See more

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IPTL Update: Home Sweet Home For The Aces

Hyderabad, December 9th 2016. MATCH 1: UAE ROYALS 20-25 JAPAN WARRIORS They know each other so well that the margins are narrower. And that makes the Coca-Cola International Premier Tennis League more exciting. Because in close matches, you never know which will be the outcome. Who will be the star of the match. The UAE Royals and the Japan Warriors faced yesterday in Singapore and today, already in busy Hyderabad, the two bottom teams had a second encounter in just over 24 hours. And once again, it was a victory for the Japan Warriors (25-20), who keep faith on making the final on Sunday. Will they be there? There is one thing sure: they are on the fight. And going up in the standings. MATCH 1 HIGHLIGHTS Marat Safin had enough knowledge yesterday in his defeat against Goran Ivanisevic and today had the perfect revenge taking the first set for the Warriors. Same situation, but this time for the Royals’ benefit, was the reaction from Ana Ivanovic. After tough loss... ... See more

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IPTL: Sania Mirza Comes Home Hyderabad

After two intense legs in Tokyo and Singapore, the Coca-Cola International Premier Tennis League lands in Hyderabad, India, December 9 which will be the decisive leg where the final will take place. Home superstar Sania Mirza, one of the leaders of the local team, the Indian Aces, is ready to be the main protagonist as she hopes to guide her side to the IPTL crown. “I am looking forward to go to Hyderabad”, said Mirza. “Actually the city has a very rich culture of sport, with amazing athletes coming from there. People follow the tennis all year round and have a deep knowledge of the sport in general. I really hope they come to support us." Mirza, women’s doubles world number one and owner of six Grand Slam titles, grew up in Hyderabad, where she lives when the tour gives her time to do so. It will be the first time since April 2015 that she plays in front of her hometown crowd. “It is very special for me to play there. The last time was almos... ... See more

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IPTL: In an Epic Comeback, The Aces beat the Slammers

Photo Credit: PhotoConcierge S. Srinivasan December 8th 2016. MATCH 1: UAE ROYALS 20-27 JAPAN WARRIORS From being at the bottom of the table to find themselves in contention. The Japan Warriors had a resurrection match against the UAE Royals with a 23-20 win over the Emirati side. The momentum switch right on time for the Japanese team, who came back from a 1-2 set deficit. It was all about faith. Kurumi Nara proved it so. She was the star and oxygen to her team, right when it was needed. “Without Kurumi we wouldn’t have won the match”, said her Warriors coach Josh Eagle. “She is our secret weapon”. MATCH 1 HIGHLIGHTS Fernando Verdasco handled the Japan Warriors leadership perfectly by taking the first set against Pablo Cuevas with a stunning 6-2 to open the match. Both players faced each other again in the Men’s doubles set, and Verdasco, alongside Jean-Julien Rojer, saw like Cuevas and his partner Daniel Nestor neutralized a break to take ... ... See more

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IPTL: Ivanovic, Happy to be Back with the Royals

Photo credit: Photo Concierge E. Ling It was big news for the Coca-Cola International Premier Tennis League. Ana Ivanovic joined the UAE Royals in Singapore with her more than one million fans on twitter accompanying her virtually. “It’s lovely to be back in Singapore. I have really nice memories from here, specially from 2014”, said Ivanovic, who qualified for the WTA Finals two years ago, and competed at the Singapore Indoor Stadium that is playing host to the IPTL second leg this week. The former world number one and 2008 Roland Garros champion missed the first leg in Japan but couldn't stay away from her team any longer. Martina Hingis, the only woman on the UAE Royals squad before Ivanovic's arrival, had a wish a couple of days ago. “I hope that Ana can join us soon”. Ivanovic quickly obliged and the Serb's first hitting session in Singapore was of course, with her team-mate, Hingis. Ivanovic was a part of the Indian Aces team that won the inaugu... ... See more

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IPTL: Singapore Slammers Hopeful to get on Top in Home Ground

The Coca-Cola International Premier Tennis League has landed in Singapore, where the defending champions will try to make their way up to the top of the table on home ground. The OUE Singapore Slammers currently lie third in the standings behind pace-setters the UAE Royals and second-placed Indian Aces. The Japan Warriors are at the foot of the table, with the same number of points as the Slammers (4) but with a deficit in the overall sets accumulated thus far. The session will start with a duel between the top two teams. Last Sunday, the UAE Royals had a spectacular win over the Indian Aces and the 2014 champions will be looking for revenge. The Emirati side will welcome one of its biggest stars, former world number 1 and 2008 Roland Garros champion Ana Ivanovic. The Singapore Indoor Stadium will be the venue for the next three days of competition. But, how have the teams arrived to the second leg of the league and which players are topping the leaderboards... ... See more

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Roger Federer Is A True Sportsman On and Off the Court

Contributing writer: Joe Messineo For well over a decade, Roger Federer has been delighting tennis fans around the globe with his display of tremendous feats on the court. He has won nearly every title imaginable including, wracked up an impressive number of weeks consecutively with the number one ranking, and has earned the respect of his fellow players on the ATP Tour. The Swiss gentleman, however, is perhaps best known for his quiet demeanor. He does not attract attention to himself, goes about his business, and lets his racquet do most of his talking. That is why it is perhaps surprising to some to discover how much work he truly does away from the tennis court. For someone who obviously spends much time on the practice court perfecting his game, not to mention playing in actual tournaments more than half of every year, it is difficult to see how he has time for anything else. Oh, there is also the fact that he is husband to a lovely wife and father to four young ch... ... See more

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Novak Djokovic King of Clay now! Best Ever? 12 grand slam titles

Novak Djokovic has captured the title that has eluded him for many years. He has been to the French Open Finals 4 times, he lost twice against Nadal and last year to Wawrinka. This year Djoker was a man on a mission. He was up against his closest friend Andy Murray world number 2 who dispatch Wawrinka in the semis in 4 sets. Djokovic lost the first set after breaking the first service game of Murray. Andy was able to capitalize on 3 straight games and thus he won the first set 6-3. It may seem like it was going Murray's way but the World #1 was out for war after the questionable call that favored Murray on a service that was called out but after reviewing it was in, from that point on Novak was in beast mode. Novak went on to win the next 3 sets beating Murray 6-1, 6-2, 6-4, With the win Novak has 12 grand slams two behind Nadal and Sampras, 5 behind Federer's 17. In my opinion even if Novak doesnt get 17 Grand Slam Titles he can be considered the greatest of all... ... See more

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Who Wants to Play Tennis with Me

dafabet #dafadolls by yassibenitez via Instagram http://ift.tt/1VipSoC ... See more

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Angelique Kerber 1st German to win a tennis Australian Open Grandslam title.

Kerber first reaction after beating Serena Williams. The 28 year old almost retired and had doubts if it is possible after saving a match point from the first round of this tournament she is now the world #2 and gets her first Grandslam Title. Kerber fought a champ that only lost 5 times out of 26 grandslams in Serena Williams with scores of 6-4,3-6, 6-4. My entire family was rooting for her because she fought hard like she really wanted it and as if it's really her last hurray. She was able to break Serena Williams in the opening set twice and probably the nerves got into her thus she needed to beat one of the greatest Female champ in 3 sets. Williams had a lot of miss shots but also powered her way at certain time getting Kerber out of balanced if not out stretched. The match was Epic because the trophy presentation was very touching, Serena proved to be great champ and an even greater person, Kerber was so ecstatic and so thankful. Kerber stopped Willi... ... See more

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Novak Djokovic is the Australian open KING! 6 out 6 finals!

Novak Djokovic lifting his Australian Cup Trophy! Novak Djokovic made history in the open area and tied the great Roy Emerson with 6 Australian open Championship Title! 6 out of 6 there aren't too many athletes that can do that be it a team game or 1 on 1. To me Novak Djokovic is the Michael Jordan of Tennis, not because he is also 6 out 6 but the hard work and dedication that his guy gave is like that of a Michael Jordan. Jordan had to overcome Bird, Magic, Dr. J, Hakeem etc. Novak on the other hand needed to prove that he is up there with Federer, Nadal, Sampras, Agassi, etc. Djokovic beat Andy Murray the current world #2 rank in straight sets. 6-1, 7-5, 7-6. It wasn't easy but many people believe that Djokovic played a better game against Federer. Djokovic only had 7 ace's as suppose to Andy's 12. Murray also had 40 winners and Novak only had 31. But the Serb was good enough on crucial moments to get his 11th Grandslam titles. Tied with the grea... ... See more

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STOP BLAMING FASHION SHOWS FOR ALEX EALA'S DEFEATS! | Challenging lazy criticism

Global Honors: Alex Eala Named to 2026 TIME100 Next List with Rafael Nadal Tribute

Second Asian Games Bronze: Heartbreak for Alex Eala in Three-Set Semifinal War

Heartbreak in Kallang: Alex Eala Stunned by Russia's Prozorova in Singapore Open

Alex Eala Returns to Singapore as Southeast Asia’s Top-Ranked Tennis Star

Rising Stars Ready to Shine at the Singapore Tennis Open 2025

Singapore Tennis Open 2025: World-Class Players Set to Compete

Is the Hawk-Eye System Reliable in Tennis Tournaments?

Twitter Introduces Nine New Premium Video Sports Content Partnerships To Asia Pacific Advertisers

Singapore Slammers is your 2016 IPTL Champion! #Repeat

IPTL Update: Home Sweet Home For The Aces

IPTL: Sania Mirza Comes Home Hyderabad

IPTL: In an Epic Comeback, The Aces beat the Slammers

IPTL: Ivanovic, Happy to be Back with the Royals

IPTL: Singapore Slammers Hopeful to get on Top in Home Ground

Roger Federer Is A True Sportsman On and Off the Court

Novak Djokovic King of Clay now! Best Ever? 12 grand slam titles

Who Wants to Play Tennis with Me

Angelique Kerber 1st German to win a tennis Australian Open Grandslam title.

Novak Djokovic is the Australian open KING! 6 out 6 finals!

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