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Alex Eala at the Bad Homburg Open against Elise Mertens. Aimee Hilger

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1782203577900viber_image_2026-06-23_16-15-52-903.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="Alex Eala at the Bad Homburg Open against Elise Mertens. Aimee Hilger"/>Alex Eala at the Bad Homburg Open against Elise Mertens. Aimee Hilger</div>BAD HOMBURG, Germany -- Filipina tennis ace Alex Eala may have made an early exit in the singles draw in the Bad Homburg Open, but she has plenty to look forward to in the doubles.Eala will team up with tennis icon Venus Williams in the women&#x27;s doubles that starts on Wednesday.&quot;Syempre excited na excited, kasi hindi araw araw na makakasama ko si Venus sa court kaya bigay todo talaga,&quot; said Eala.The Filipina was bundled out of the singles by world No. 26 Elise Mertens of Belgium, 3-6, 3-6, in the first round.<div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/othersports/2026/6/22/tennis-alex-eala-rises-to-world-no-30-after-run-to-berlin-semis-1713">READ: Mertens makes it 3-0 over Eala, wins in straight sets in Bad Homburg</a></div>This marks Eala&#x27;s third career defeat against the Belgian star.&quot;Elise is an experienced player, very veteran, and I played her a couple of times before and also have encountered many challenges before,&quot; Eala admitted. &quot;I think the conditions were difficult for me today, so I did the best I could with, you know, what I had.&quot;Despite the singles loss, the Filipina netter remained high-spirited and expressed pride in her performance on the grass court against a top-tier opponent.&quot;I&#x27;m proud of how I fought, I&#x27;m proud of what I did, and I&#x27;m proud of how I showed up,&quot; Eala added.After Bad Homburg, Eala is headed to Wimbledon, where she has made history as the first Filipino player to be seeded at a Grand Slam event since Treat Huey in men&#x27;s doubles. <div>-- report from Aimee Hilger</div>

Filipina tennis ace Alex Eala may have made an early exit in the singles draw in the Bad Homburg Open, but she has plenty to look forward to in the doubles.

Filipina tennis ace Alex Eala may have made an early exit in the singles draw in the Bad Homburg Open, but she has plenty to look forward to in the doubles.

After early exit in singles, Alex Eala 'excited' for Bad Homburg doubles with Venus Williams

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After early exit in singles, Alex Eala 'excited' for Bad Homburg doubles with Venus Williams

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Published June 23, 2026 04:34 PM PHT

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