Alex Eala Loses to Elise Mertens in Bad Homburg Open Debut

Alex Eala falls to Elise Mertens anew in Bad Homburg Open exit

MANILA, Philippines – The grind seemed to have caught up with Alex Eala.  Eala crashed out of the opening round of the Bad Homburg Open in Germany following a 6-3, 6-3 loss to world No. 26 Elise Mertens of Belgium on Monday, June 22 (Tuesday, June 23, Manila time). Playing in her 12th match in 22 days, Eala failed to sustain a promising start as she suffered her earliest exit of the grass-court swing after impressing with a title run in the WTA …

Eala suffers early boot in Bad Homburg Open

Alex Eala had an early exit from the Bad Homburg Open after falling against Elise Mertens, 6-3, 6-3, in the first round.

Mertens makes it 3-0 over Eala, wins in straight sets in Bad Homburg | ABS-CBN Sports

Elise Mertens extended her perfect record against Alex Eala to three matches, defeating the Filipina, 6-3, 6-3, in the first round of the Bad Homburg Open today

Eala yields to Mertens in Bad Homburg opener

Alex Eala crashed out early in the 2026 Bad Homburg Open with a 6-3, 6-3 loss to higher-ranked Elise Mertens in Germany early Tuesday, June 23 (Philippine time).Coming off a semifinal stint at the Berlin Open less than two days ago, the 21-year-old Eala simply couldn’t find her fiery form against her more seasoned rival to yield after one hour and 24 minutes.Overall, the Filipina dropped her serve four times while breaking Mertens only once desp…

Alex Eala falls to Elise Mertens in first round of Bad Homburg Open

Alex Eala bowed out of the Bad Homburg Open singles tournament after suffering a 6-3, 6-3 defeat to Belgium’s Elise Mertens in the first round early Tuesday (Philippine time).

Alex Eala returns to WTA top 30 ahead of Bad Homburg debut

MANILA, Philippines–Alex Eala returned to the top 30 in the WTA rankings ahead of her debut at the Bad Homburg Open on Monday. Eala jumped five spots to world No. 30 following a blistering campaign in the WTA 500 Berlin Open, where she reached the semifinals. She moved just a spot shy of matching her career-high ranking of No. 29 last March. READ: Alex Eala riding high ahead of Bad Homburg debut vs Elise Mertens The 21-year-old Eala looks to con…