When Leylah Fernandez wins a pivotal point at the U.S. Open — and she’s won enough of them to become the tournament’s youngest semifinalist since Maria Sharapova in 2005 — the teenager with the exciting game and enthusiasm to match raises her right fist or windmills her arms, firing up herself and the crowd.

Three years ago, a reporter asked Sloane Stephens to point out a younger tennis player most fans might not have heard of yet, someone she thought could become a household name some day. Stephens paused to ponder, but not for long, before responding: Coco Gauff, then 14.

Filipina tennis phenom and Globe ambassador Alex Eala together with Indonesian partner Priska Madelyn Nugroho moved on to the second round of the 2021 Wimbledon girls’ doubles tournament with a dominant 6-0, 6-0 victory over the pair of Japanese Erika Matsuda and American Valencia Xu at the at All England Club in London on Wednesday evening (Philippine time).

Philippine tennis sensation and Globe ambassador Alex Eala will now be able to wear the Globe logo in her tournament outfits.

Filipina tennis ace and Globe ambassador Alex Eala saw her run in the W25 Madrid come to an end after she and partner Victoria Jimenez Kasintsevas lost to American Ashley Lahey and Australian Olivia Tjandramulia, 5-7, 6-4, 6-10, in the doubles competition of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) World Tennis Tour W25 Madrid at the Ciudad de la Raqueta in Spain.

Filipina tennis star and Globe ambassador Alex Eala and partner Oksana Selekhmeteva of Russia are through to the finals of the 2021 French Open girls’ doubles tournament after posting a dominant 6-2, 6-1 straight sets win over the Italian tandem and defending champions Lisa Pigato and Eleonora Alvisi in the semifinals.

Filipina tennis star and Globe ambassador Alex Eala made her way back to the semifinals of the French Open, only this time in the girls’ doubles tournament, as she teamed up with Russian Oksana Selekhmeteva to defeat the fifth-seeded pair of Croatia's Petra Marcinko and Hungary's Natalia Szabanin, 7-6, 7-6, in a thrilling quarterfinal match on Thursday night (Philippine time) at the Stade Roland-Garros in Paris, France.

Filipina tennis phenom and Globe ambassador Alex Eala and Russian partner Oksana Selekhmeteva took a step closer to the title as they advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2021 French Open girls’ doubles tournament with a dominant, 6-3, 6-1 win over the pair of Sofia Costoulas of Belgium and Laura Hietaranta of Finland on Tuesday night at the Stade Roland-Garros in Paris, France.