From The Athletic: Alex Eala, 21, has been making history for the Philippines since she was a junior. She is changing tennis culture in real time. Many Filipino fans attending the Canadian Open hadn’t been to a tennis tournament before. https://nyti.ms/4fKT7jo

Alex Eala, 21, is making history for the Philippines in tennis, having done so since her junior career. She is credited with changing tennis culture in real time, drawing a wave of Filipino fans to the Canadian Open, many of whom were attending a tennis tournament for the first time. Her rise is inspiring a new generation of tennis followers in the Philippines.