Tuesday, 10 November 2026
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ALEX EALA SENDS HEARTFELT MESSAGE IN EMOTIONAL SPEECH AFTER LOSING HONG KONG OPEN FINAL
Alex Eala sent heartfelt messages to her fans and her team in an emotional speech after losing in the final at the 2026 Hong Kong Tennis Open.
The Filipina star fell 3-6, 0-6 to world No 102 Claire Liu in a one-sided championship match at the WTA 250 event in Hong Kong on Sunday.
Eala was competing in the third WTA Tour final of her career, having lost the 2025 Eastbourne Open final before securing her maiden title at the 2026 Washington Open.
World No 17 Eala — who was the second seed in Hong Kong — defeated Emerson Jones, Tereza Valentova, Antonia Ruzic and Maria Sakkari en route to the final.
The 21-year-old has now ended her 2026 season, and she will climb to a new career-high ranking of world No 15 on Monday.
Here is Eala’s full speech from the trophy ceremony after the Hong Kong Open final:
“Hi, good evening, everybody. Thank you all for being here. First and foremost, I want to congratulate Claire on an amazing tournament, a great week and a great match. Very, very well-deserved. Congratulations.
“I’d like to thank the tournament staff and the organisers for the amazing hospitality, the physios for keeping me together.
“And, of course, the fans. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I mean, wrapping up this year, you guys do not know how much meaning you add on top of what I do, and how much of a pleasure it is to go about my life sharing these moments with you all. So I’m forever grateful.
“And, of course, last but not least, my team, my parents. My brother, Miko, my coach, Joan, and my two other coaches, Yuke and Sandro. Yeah, this season has just… It’s changed my life. It’s changed my life for the better, and… yeah, sorry (crying).
“Like, I’m really, I’m incredibly proud of the work we’ve put in this year. And we’re the only ones who truly know what it took to arrive to this point in our journey.
“So thank you so, so much. Congratulations. This is only the beginning. And this one, like all of them, is ours. So, congratulations.”
- Ewan West
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Thursday, 5 November 2026
JESSICA PEGULA CAUGHT ON VIDEO BASHING MIIRA ANDREEVA AND CALLING HER A 'DIVA'
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Jessica Pegula was heard making some pretty harsh comments about Mirra Andreeva, calling the 19-year-old "a diva" and stating that the teenager "needs to be humbled."
On Wednesday, the groups for the WTA Finals were released. Pegula landed in Group 1 alongside Elena Rybakina, Coco Gauff and Linda Noskova. Meanwhile, Andreeva was placed in Group 2 alongside Aryna Sabalenka, Elina Svitolina and Karolina Muchova.
After the groups were released, the WTA posted a YouTube video of Pegula's practice session in Indian Wells. And at one point, the 32-year-old American was heard sharing her honest opinion on Andreeva.
Pegula: Andreeva is a diva... She needs to be humbled and put in her place
During an interaction with her coach, the 2024 US Open runner-up was heard criticizing Andreeva's personality, while also admitting that she had lost a bit of respect for the Russian's coach Conchita Martinez.
“Conchita has always been very nice to me but I’ve lost a little respect for her because I think, like this girl. I think she’s a nice girl but she’s a diva, she needs to be humbled. She needs to be, like, put in her place. It’s like Conchita doesn’t know how to do it. Just stand up to her," Pegula was heard saying.
“If I was a coach and my girl played four great games. You’re up 4-0, and you’re mad at me and hitting balls at me. I would feel like, first of all, that’s disrespectful to the other person – you’re up 4-0, shut the f--- up. I feel like Conchita pokes her and eggs on her behavior."
Pegula suggests Andreeva would be better than Gauff if she had Coco's mentality
Pegula then made another comment that was quite something.
“It’s so funny when you see her and you see Coco’s mentality. If she had Coco’s mentality, she would be better than Coco. The serve, everything all around and she moves just as good," the world No. 5 added.
Since Pegula and Andreeva were not placed in the same group, they cannot meet earlier than the semifinal stage at the WTA Finals.
- Dzevad Mesic