Alex Eala set for French Open as second seed

Alex Eala. Photo c/o Rafa Nadal Academy

The French Open is about to get its Filipino flavor starting Sunday, as Alex Eala gets ready to participate in the junior girls' tournament.

She made her debut in the 2018 edition, falling short of making the main draw through qualifying.

This time around, she touts her recent success that she can capitalize against the opposition. Even with the cancellation of the Juniors Tournaments in Wimbledon and the US Open due to the pandemic, Alex managed to rise through the ranks, from 247th in 2018 to ending 2019 in thirteenth, to her current status as fourth-ranked ITF Juniors Girls player in the world.

She even made history by becoming the first Filipina to win a Grand Slam event, joining forces with Indonesian partner Priska Nugroho to capture the girls' doubles event of the 2020 Australian Open back in January.

At fifteen years of age, Alex is currently the youngest among the top fifty junior netters in the world. She continues to hone her craft in Mallorca, where she is a scholar of the Rafa Nadal Academy.

Even before her move to Spain, Eala has been supported by Globe Telecom, serving as a Globe Ambassadress for the last seven years.

Tabbed as the second seed at Roland Garros, she is set to open her campaign against Natalia Szabanin.

Globe Telecom taps into football fanbase with beIN SPORTS CONNECT

beIN Sports Connect and Globe

Filipino football fans can now address their football fix thanks to a partnership between two major firms.

Multi-platform media company beIN Asia-Pacific recently announced their partnership with Globe Telecom, with the major end result being the introduction of an online streaming player for football called beIN Sports Connect to the Filipino market.

beIN Sports Connect allows Filipino users to have unparalled access to the football leagues beIN Sports has access to for this region, namely the English Premier League, Spain's La Liga, and the UEFA Champions League as well as the UEFA Europa League. It also provides access to other prominent football leagues, like France's Ligue 1, Major League Soccer in the United States, Superliga Argentina, Turkish Süper Lig, and Australia's Hyundai A-League.

beIN Asia-Pacific Managing Director Mike Kerr shares, "The Philippines is one of the oldest football nations in Asia and has a great pool of passionate football fans.  With the launch of beIN SPORTS CONNECT, Filipino fans can finally have the ultimate football experience and enjoy unlimited access to their favourite leagues, teams, and players - all in one destination."

Globe Telecom's Senior Vice President for Content Business, Nikko Acosta adds, "Our collaboration with beIN SPORTS CONNECT will allow us to offer more sports content to our customers who love to be in the middle of the action of some of the best football matches in the different leagues. We look forward to bringing the best of football right to their devices, ready to be enjoyed, whenever."

Once the app is downloaded onto one's device and is properly logged in, users would have access to the three beIN channels available in the county, with the additional ability to access additional LIVE matches with the option to pause or even rewind through them. In addition, one can schedule alert reminders. If one has a Chromecast or AirPlay, the option to whip it from a device onto a smart TV would be available.

For further details, one can check out connect-ph.beinsports.com.