Alex sparkles in Auckland runMANILA, Philippines — Tennis sensation Alex Eala is on a roll in her opening gig in the new season. The Filipina juggernaut stamped her class on fellow rising star Petra Marcinko of Croatia, 6-0, 6-2, and barged into the quarterfinals of the 2026 ASB Classic singles yesterday at the ASB Tennis Center in Auckland, New Zealand. 53 and tournament fourth seed Eala was unforgiving, wiping out the former world junior No. The Chinese duo scored a 6-4, 1-6, 10-5 win over Isabelle Haverlag of the Netherlands and Maia Lumsden of Great Britain. On Tuesday, Eala endured two hours and 40 minutes of battle before getting past another Croatian in WTA No.

Source: Philippine Star January 09, 2026 04:54 UTC