Alex Eala talks 'intimidating' Nadal, fan frenzy in breakthrough year

Alex Eala talks 'intimidating' Nadal, fan frenzy in breakthrough year

HONG KONG, China — Philippines tennis trailblazer Alex Eala remembers the moment it struck her just how wildly popular she had become, telling AFP: “It was shocking.” It was a hot and sunny January day in Melbourne this year and the Filipina was playing in the main draw at the Australian Open for the first time. Huge lines of fans from her country queued up to catch a glimpse of her and the intimate court used for the first-round match against t…

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Philippines tennis trailblazer Alex Eala remembers the moment it struck her just how wildly popular she had become, telling AFP: "It was shocking."

Eala recalls fan frenzy in breakthrough year

HONG KONG — Philippines tennis trailblazer Alex Eala remembers the moment it struck her just how wildly popular she had become, telling Agence France-Presse: 'It was shocking.'

Alexandra Eala on being ‘intimidated’ by Rafael Nadal, fan frenzy in breakthrough year

She is the first player from the Philippines to win a WTA singles crown. Read more at straitstimes.com.