Alex Eala will ride into Wimbledon with a little bit of momentum on her side as far as world rankings is concerned. The Filipino ace is expected to be well in the 50s by the time the Grand Slam on grass rolls around after her performance in the Eastbourne Open,

When tennis powers downgraded the storied WTA tournament at Eastbourne, on the south coast of the U.K., fans and business owners in the town feared the consequences. It went from a 500-level event to a 250,