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Alex Eala's Wimbledon dream continues for at least one more match as she teams up with German Eva Lys in the opening round of doubles action

MANILA, Philippines – Alex Eala will have one more chance to extend history at the sacred grass courts of the 2025 Wimbledon Championships as the Filipina tennis sensation debuts in the doubles event alongside German Eva Lys on Thursday, July 3, at 7:10 pm, Manila time.

The pair will take on Brazilian Ingrid Martins and American Quinn Gleason in the opening round at Court 4, two days after Eala made history on Centre Court in a promising 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 loss to defending champion Barbora Krejcikova last Tuesday, July 1.

Lys is not far off from world No. 56 Eala in singles competition, currently ranked No. 61. The pair, however, turn to underdogs in doubles play, as Eala stands at a career-high world No. 155, while Lys is way further down at No. 1,486 with a low career-high of 768.

Gleason, meanwhile, is ranked No. 70 at doubles, while Martins isn’t far behind at No. 80.

But as Eala proved in her singles match with Krejcikova and her giant-killing upsets in previous tournaments, world rankings mean close to nothing once momentum gets going for one side.

Can the Eala-Lys tandem make history together against seasoned doubles stars, or will the Wimbledon dream this year end for good? – Rappler.com