Alex Eala’s historic Wimbledon ends vs Jasmine Paolini

Alex Eala of the Philippines blows kisses to the crowd after losing the women’s singles fourth round match against Jasmine Paolini of Italy at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Monday, July 6, 2026.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

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MANILA, Philippines–Alex Eala’s golden run at Wimbledon hit the end of the road on Monday night.

Eala went down swinging before falling to Italian world No. 13 and former finalist Jasmine Paolini, 4-6, 6-4, 3-6, in the round of 16 in front of a star-studded crowd at Centre Court that included Roger Federer.

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A standing ovation from Centre Court.

Alex Eala 🫶 🇵🇭#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/FDHP2mVjda

— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 6, 2026

The loss did not diminish Eala’s historic campaign on tennis’ most grandiose stage.

In another trail-blazing bid, Eala became the first Filipino to reach the round of 16 in a Grand Slam singles tournament after she unseated defending champion Iga Swiatek in straight sets on Saturday.

The 30-year-old Paolini, a former world No. 4, evened the score against Eala after losing to the Filipino ace in the Dubai Tennis Championships round of 32 last February.

Paolini booked a spot in the quarterfinals against Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk set Wednesday.