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From Pioneer to Pace-Setter: Alex Eala and a New Southeast Asian Wave
Alex Eala is not just the standard-bearer for Filipino tennis – she is at the forefront of something larger. Alex Eala competing in December at an exhibition event in Macau ( credit: MGM Macau Tennis Masters) As she prepares to make her Australian Open main-draw debut, the Filipino tennis sensation does so not in isolation, but as the most visible figure in a historic moment for tennis in her part of the world. For the first time, four players representing Southeast Asian nat
Edward McGhee
Jan 185 min read
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