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Alex Eala Wins Singles, Doubles Exit Amid Filipino Frenzy

8/7/2026

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Eala Advances

Alex Eala and Venus Williams lost in the Canadian Open women’s doubles round of 32 to Liudmila Samsonova and Miyu Kato, 6-4, 6-3, ending their wild-card run.
In singles, Eala, the No. 25 seed, beat Alycia Parks 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 and is scheduled to meet Caty McNally on Saturday, August 8, 2026.
The week before, Eala won her first WTA Tour singles title at the Mubadala DC Open, a victory that lifted her ranking.

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Eala Sells Out

Tournament director Karl Hale moved all of Eala’s matches to centre court to meet demand.
Her opening singles tickets sold out in under 30 minutes, drawing over 10,000 fans waving Philippine flags at Sobeys Stadium.
Concession menus added chicken adobo after organizers noted the large Filipino crowd.
Ticketing chief Jason Maglantay, who is Filipino, said thousands of diaspora supporters contacted him.

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Eala Advances

Alex Eala and Venus Williams lost in the Canadian Open women’s doubles round of 32 to Liudmila Samsonova and Miyu Kato, 6-4, 6-3, ending their wild-card run.
In singles, Eala, the No. 25 seed, beat Alycia Parks 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 and is scheduled to meet Caty McNally on Saturday, August 8, 2026.
The week before, Eala won her first WTA Tour singles title at the Mubadala DC Open, a victory that lifted her ranking.

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