How Alex Eala’s Wimbledon run made everyday Filipinos fall in love with tennis0

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• July 25, 2026

Pursuing her dream of becoming a world tennis champion, teenage athlete Maristella Torrecampo and her father took a grueling 13-hour bus from their sleepy hillside hometown for her final match in Manila. The 14-year-old girl’s mother and four siblings were unable to watch her play; Their crowdfunded budget was only enough for two round-trip bus