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Alexa Eala
Feb.3, 2024 - Alex Eala’s journey in the W50 Trnava in Slovakia came to a screeching halt after suffering a tough three-set loss against Russia’s Anastasiia Gureva, 6-2, 3-6, 7-6(3), Friday night (Manila time). The two battled it out for two hours and 30 minutes, as Gureva dug deep to win over Eala. The Russian tennister started the match hot, taking a 4-0 lead in the first set that she rode through to the end. In the second set, Eala turned a 3-all deadlock into three straight triumphant games, forcing the extender. In the third set, the 18-year-old Filipina came to within a game to win the match, 5-3. Gureva then fought tooth and nail and won two straight games to tie the set up at 5. The two tennis stars then traded sets, and ultimately, the 18-year-old Russian won the third set, which took an hour and 15 minutes to finish. Eala is still yet to win a singles championship this year.

Serena Williams
Sept. 20, 2023 - Serena Williams labelled ‘arrogant’ after swipe at Simona Halep doping ban
Williams’ cryptic tweet was not well received by Halep’s fellow Romanian player Sorana Cirstea. Tennis player Sorana Cirstea has accused Serena Williams of being “arrogant” after the 23-time grand slam champion appeared to make a dig at Simona Halep following her recent doping ban.
Halep, a former Wimbledon and French Open champion and world No 1, was banned for four years on two charges of breaching anti-doping regulations after testing positive for banned blood-booster roxadustat at the US Open last year. A tribunal upheld the Romanian’s suspension and accused her of “likely” taking performance-enhancing drugs.
Halep has strongly denied knowingly taking a banned substance and said she had evidence to show that small amounts of the anaemia drug entered her system from a licensed supplement that was contaminated. Following the news of Halep’s ban, Williams cryptically tweeted: “8 is a better number”. Williams won seven Wimbledon titles, losing to Halep in the final in 2019.
Speaking to Sport Romania, Halep’s compatriot Cirstea said: “Serena as a player was extraordinarily good. As a person, she always had this arrogance. She didn’t accept when someone could beat her or took a title from her.”
Williams also commented on a tweet by her husband, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, who reposted a photo of himself wearing a T-shirt with the slogan: “Keeping kids off drugs.”
He had worn the T-shirt at a match Williams was playing against Maria Sharapova, who at the time had returned from a 15-month doping ban. Williams responded to his caption “some fashion is timeless” with the reply: “Seriously not out of style.”
Williams gave birth to a baby girl last month almost exactly a year after her last match as a tennis player.

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