New heights for EalaTennis star Alex Eala defeats Japan's Himeno Sakatsume, 6-4, 6-0, and advances to the quarterfinals of the 2026 WTA125 Philippine Women's Open at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center on January 28, 2026. The Filipina sensation moved closer to the world tennis titans, resetting her career-best to No. 31 in the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings following a remarkable campaign in the WTA1000 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships over the weekend. 5 in Asia just behind Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan (No. Eala saw the end of her run in a 6-0, 6-2 defeat to good pal and world No.

Source: Philippine Star February 23, 2026 16:29 UTC