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Alex Eala's Moving Day at Wimbledon

The new Filipina phenomenon won big and consolidated her star power as the highest seeds fell at Wimbledon.

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Ben Rothenberg
Jul 05, 2026
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WIMBLEDON, England — Saturday was a day of major upsets on the women’s side of Wimbledon, with the three highest-ranked players remaining on the bottom half of the women’s draw all exiting with third-round losses—and the biggest star in women’s tennis leaving without playing her highly-anticipated doubles match.

Alex Eala, reaching further than ever before at Wimbledon. (Photo by Zuma Press)

For more on Alexandra Eala’s big win over Iga Swiatek, Serena Williams’ withdrawal, and the losses by Elena Rybakina and Amanda Anisimova—plus looks ahead at the stacked lineup for Sunday at Wimbledon—please subscribe to Bounces! -Ben

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