A new mural honoring Filipina tennis star Alexandra Eala has been unveiled at the iconic Fort Bonifacio Tenement in Barangay Western Bicutan, Taguig City.
The artwork, painted on the building’s well-known basketball court, pays tribute to Eala following her historic rise to No. 18 in the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings — the highest ranking ever achieved by a Filipino tennis player.
Eala’s latest milestone also made her the highest-ranked Southeast Asian player in WTA singles history.
The mural adds Eala to the growing list of athletes celebrated at the 63-year-old housing complex, whose basketball court has become a recognizable community landmark.
Photographer and artist Mike Swift has long been involved in projects at the Tenement aimed at bringing sports and art closer to its residents. In 2015, Swift and his friend Maya Carandang created a mural featuring NBA superstar LeBron James on the same basketball court.
Swift also played a role in bringing James to the Tenement, further strengthening the connection between the landmark court and international basketball.
The new Eala mural comes as the 21-year-old continues her breakthrough 2026 season, which has included her first WTA 500 singles title in Washington and a rise into the world’s top 20.
Eala is currently competing at the US Open, where she is making her return to the Grand Slam stage after establishing herself as one of the Philippines’ leading tennis players. (Adrian Co)
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ALEXANDRA Eala and Canadian partner Felix Auger-Aliassime faltered against the tandem of Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina and France’s Gael Monfils, 4-1, 4-1, in the round of 16 of the US Open mixed doubles on Tuesday in New York.
Eala and Auger-Aliassime struggled to gain control of the match as Svitolina and Monfils dictated the exchanges and produced the more consistent performance.
The Filipina-Canadian pair managed three aces but converted none of their two break-point opportunities. They also committed two double faults and finished with eight winners and 23 total points won.
Svitolina and Monfils, meanwhile, registered two aces, seven winners and 34 total points, while winning all of their 22 receiving points recorded in the match statistics.
The defeat ends Eala’s mixed doubles run at the US Open after she was given a wildcard entry alongside Auger-Aliassime, the world No. 4 in men’s singles.
Eala now turns her full attention to the women’s singles competition, where she enters the tournament as one of the seeded players following her rise to a career-best No. 18 in the WTA rankings.
The 21-year-old Filipina is coming off a strong North American hard-court swing that included her maiden WTA 500 title in Washington, a Round of 16 finish in Toronto and a third-round appearance in Cincinnati. (Adrian Co)
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