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Celebrities show support for Alex Eala after the end of her Wimbledon run

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<p>After making history at Wimbledon by being the first player from the Philippines to reach the third and fourth rounds of a Grand Slam in the Open era, Alex Eala’s time at the prestigious tennis tournament came to a close after her defeat against Jasmine Paolini. </p><div> </div><p>Nonetheless, Filipinos across the globe continued to share their support for the 21-year-old tennis player. Among the thousands of netizens who congratulated and thanked Alex online was actress Gabbi Garcia, who reposted a video of the crowd at Wimbledon waving goodbye as Alex left the court after her final match. She captioned her story “our best girl.”</p><div> </div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1783566380635IMG_6143.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/></div><div> </div><p>Under the reposted video, a few netizens took to the comments section to show their support. Media personality Nina Carpio commented under the Wimbledon post, “It’s not the ending we wanted, but it&#x27;s a beginning we’ll never forget. Your time will come @alex.eala”</p><div> </div><p>Broadcaster Zen Hernandez also took to the comments of the post to show her support. She wrote, “Dear @alex.eala, you did an incredible job! Your country is proud of you. Keep going, we are with you”</p><div> </div><p>Mond Gutierrez and Georgina Willson also commented under the Wimbledon post with emojis expressing their love for the tennis player. </p><div> </div><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-27" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DadMPbVMoQX/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=642&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A27%2C%22os%22%3A7131191.599999905%2C%22ls%22%3A81141.40000009537%2C%22le%22%3A81159.30000019073%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="920" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-27" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:658px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><div> </div><p>Kuya Kim Atienza reposted a post by Rappler showing the results of Eala’s match against Paolini that said “Salamat sa laban, Alex!” The story was also captioned with the Philippine flag emoji, showing his pride in the Filipina athlete.</p><div> </div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1783566395741IMG_6142.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/></div><div> </div><p>Alex herself took to Instagram to post a photo of herself to celebrate her time at Wimbledon. The photo, which is Alex holding up a hand heart, was captioned “Everything. Salamat, Wimbledon”</p><div> </div><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-28" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DafM2YVsXRD/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=642&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A28%2C%22os%22%3A7132311.800000191%2C%22ls%22%3A81141.40000009537%2C%22le%22%3A81159.30000019073%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="919" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-28" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:658px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><div> </div><p>Actress Eugine Domingo took to the comments to send kind words to the tennis player. She wrote, “love your spirit. What a super human being you are! Thank you &amp; more blessings to you @alex.eala”</p><div> </div><p>Broadcaster Karen Davila wrote, “YOU ARE AMAZING @alex.eala What fighting spirit! Keep on to the next!!! Your country is with you”</p><div> </div><p>Bianca Gonzalez, Alex Gonzaga, and Rodjun Cruz were among the other personalities who commented their support for Alex under her post.</p><div> </div><p>As Alex closes her chapter at this year&#x27;s Wimbledon, she said that she leaves with positive thoughts. “Everyone has days where they don’t play their best tennis. I don’t expect to be playing the best tennis of my life every single day,” she said in an interview after her match. “With that being said, I’m really proud of how I handled things. I just have to move forward and continue with my progress.”</p><div> </div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/othersports/2026/7/7/eala-i-leave-with-positives-after-wimbledon-exit-1027" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Related Article: Eala leaving with ‘so many positives’ after breakthrough Wimbledon run</strong></a></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div>

<p>Celebrities and media personalities share positive messages for Alex Eala after Wimbledon run.</p>

Celebrities and media personalities share positive messages for Alex Eala after Wimbledon run.

Celebrities show support for Alex Eala after the end of her Wimbledon run

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Celebrities show support for Alex Eala after the end of her Wimbledon run

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Norah Nocon,

PUSH ABS-CBN Intern

Published July 09, 2026 11:13 AM PHT

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Rodjun Cruz

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Karen Davila

Georgina Willson

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