Philippine President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. congratulated tennis ace Alex Eala for her first WTA 125 title.
In a social media submit on Sunday, Marcos mentioned Eala’s victory is a win for all Filipinos.
“Historical past has been written by Alex Eala as she turns into the primary Filipino to win a WTA singles title,” Marcos mentioned in a social media submit Sunday.
“Congratulations Alex Eala! Ang iyong tagumpay ay tagumpay ng buong bansa. Gagawin natin ang lahat upang mas marami pang atletang Pilipino ang susunod sa yapak na ito at maipakita sa mundo ang galing at puso ng Pilipino.”
Eala received towards Panna Udvardy of Hungary, 1–6, 7–5, 6–3, within the finals to become the first Filipino to win a WTA trophy.
The WTA 125 circuit, together with the Guadalajara 125 Open, “provides each established WTA gamers and proficient newcomers the flexibility to construct their careers and progress as much as the very best ranges of the WTA Tour,” in line with the WTA web site.
The upper ranges of the WTA Tour are the WTA 250, WTA 500, and WTA 1000, with the numbers denoting the rating factors to be awarded to the winners of every event. Grand Slams, such because the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open, award 2000 rating factors.
—JKC, GMA Built-in Information
