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<p>MANILA — As Alex Eala toppled another tennis giant, legends of the sport hailed the Filipina ace following her historic third-round victory at Wimbledon.</p><p>Tennis royalty Billie Jean King, a winner of 39 Grand Slam titles, raved about the 21-year-old, whom she spent some time with after Eala dethroned Iga Swiatek with a 7-6 (11-9), 6-2 victory in the third round on Saturday.</p><p>&quot;Keep going for it, Alex!&quot; wrote the former World No. 1 as she shared moments with Eala, who she called &quot;such an inspiration for kids in the Philippines and all over the world.&quot;</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/DaYV1IjjlWq/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:16px"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DaYV1IjjlWq/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="background:#FFFFFF;line-height:0;padding:0 0;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;width:100%" target="_blank"><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;align-items:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:40px;margin-right:14px;width:40px"><br/></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:100px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:60px"><br/></div></div></div><div style="padding:19% 0"><br/></div><div style="display:block;height:50px;margin:0 auto 12px;width:50px"><br/></div><div style="padding-top:8px"><div style="color:#3897f0;line-height:18px">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding:12.5% 0"><br/></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;margin-bottom:14px;align-items:center"><div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(0px) translateY(7px)"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;height:12.5px;transform:rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px);width:12.5px;flex-grow:0;margin-right:14px;margin-left:2px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(9px) translateY(-18px)"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left:8px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:20px;width:20px"><br/></div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:2px solid transparent;border-left:6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;transform:translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left:auto"><div style="width:0px;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(16px)"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;flex-grow:0;height:12px;width:16px;transform:translateY(-4px)"><br/></div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(-4px) translateX(8px)"><br/></div></div></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center;margin-bottom:24px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:224px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:144px"><br/></div></div></a></div></blockquote><script async="" src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Also offering her flowers was Maria Sharapova, the Russian icon whom Eala has long considered her idol.</p><p>&quot;A star!&quot; commented the winner of five Grand Slam singles titles.</p><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1783221941012IMG_5993.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/></div><p>Meanwhile, Filipino sports stars Manny Pacquiao and EJ Obiena also praised Eala.</p><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1783221962446IMG_5994.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/></div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1783221981472IMG_5995.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/></div><p>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. also congratulated Eala, celebrating her victory during a press briefing held as part of his official state visit to Canada.</p><p>&quot;Before I make my statement, napanood niyo ba si Alex Eala? She is becoming a true inspiration, especially for younger people, younger Filipinos,&quot; Marcos said.</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F1575886290661530%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560&amp;t=0" width="560" height="314" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br/></div><p>&quot;Biruin niyo, meron na tayong player, babae pa, na nanalo ng third round sa Wimbledon. Tennis does not operate at a higher level than Wimbledon,&quot; he added.</p><p>Eala continues her historic Wimbledon campaign on Monday against Jasmine Paolini in the Round of 16.</p>

<p>As Alex Eala toppled another tennis giant, legends of the sport hailed the Filipina ace following her historic third-round victory at Wimbledon.</p>

As Alex Eala toppled another tennis giant, legends of the sport hailed the Filipina ace following her historic third-round victory at Wimbledon.

Tennis legends Billie Jean King, Sharapova hail Alex Eala after historic Wimbledon win

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Tennis legends Billie Jean King, Sharapova hail Alex Eala after historic Wimbledon win

Rom Anzures,

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Published July 05, 2026 12:01 PM PHT

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