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                            Alex Eala with Danielle Collins inset                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Former world No 7 Danielle Collins has revealed what she \u201cloves\u201d about Alex Eala as she said there is \u201csomething really special\u201d about the rising star.<\/p>\n<p>Eala has captivated the tennis world in the last fortnight by amassing a seven-match winning streak across Washington DC and the Canadian Open.<\/p>\n<p>The Filipina defeated Zheng Qinwen, Leylah Fernandez, Elina Svitolina, Naomi Osaka and Jessica Pegula during a stellar run to the Washington Open title.<\/p>\n<p>By claiming her first WTA Tour title, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/alex-eala\">Eala<\/a> made history by becoming the first player from the Philippines to ever win a tour-level event.<\/p>\n<p>The 21-year-old has backed up her big breakthrough with back-to-back straight-set wins over Alycia Parks and Caty McNally at the WTA 1000 tournament in Toronto this week.<\/p>\n<p>During a discussion on Tennis Channel Live, Collins was asked what she is learning about Eala every time she steps on the court.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just love how comfortable she is in her own skin. I love how genuinely kind she is,\u201d said the 32-year-old American, who was a runner-up at the 2022 Australian Open.<\/p>\n<h2>WTA Tour News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/alex-eala-top-5-ranking-prediction-serve-reconstructive-surgery\"><strong>Alex Eala told one area of her game \u2018needs reconstructive surgery\u2019 as she gets ranking prediction<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/wta-tour\/emotional-alex-eala-feeling-effects-everything-gives-update-ankle\"><strong>Alex Eala gives fitness update after rolling ankle as she reveals \u2018high hopes\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more from Tennis365? Add us as <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\">a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a> for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me, somebody that\u2019s so fierce and so ferocious, I love seeing someone that\u2019s a little different, and a little bit\u2026 she\u2019s so ferocious when she\u2019s playing on court, but then I just love the soft side of her as well. I really admire that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love how she wears her heart on her sleeve, and the way she speaks about her fans, I think is so genuine, and the way she connects with everyone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, there\u2019s just something really special about her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Steve Johnson, a former world No 21 on the ATP Tour, hailed the way Eala is handling the challenges that come with her staggering popularity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s amazing to see what she\u2019s doing at such a young age, and to have command of her own emotions, the crowd, everything that comes with it,\u201d said Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re moving her matches to Centre Court, she can\u2019t play on the smaller courts anymore \u2014 that\u2019s a lot to take on as a young individual.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut she\u2019s doing it quite gracefully and it\u2019s really impressive to watch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/alex-eala-ranking-sponsors-prize-money-biggest-win\">Alex Eala\u2019s ranking, prize money, sponsors and her next tournament<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alex Eala gets glowing comments from former world No 7: \u2018I really admire that\u2019 Ewan West 08 Aug 2026 8:30 PM Alex Eala with Danielle Collins inset Former world No 7 Danielle Collins has revealed what she \u201cloves\u201d about Alex Eala as she said there is \u201csomething really special\u201d about the rising star. 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