{"id":2244425,"date":"2026-11-08T10:43:41","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T07:43:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2244425"},"modified":"2026-11-08T10:43:41","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T07:43:41","slug":"alex-eala-sends-heartfelt-message-in-emotional-speech-after-losing-hong-kong-open-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2244425","title":{"rendered":"Alex Eala sends heartfelt message in emotional speech after losing Hong Kong Open final"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">Alex Eala sends heartfelt message in emotional speech after losing Hong Kong Open final<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex gap-x-3 gap-y-1 md:gap-x-4 flex-wrap items-center\">\n                        <span class=\"ps-authors flex flex-wrap 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data-title=\"Alex Eala sends heartfelt message in emotional speech after losing Hong Kong Open final\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/button>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"-mx-3 sm:-mx-5 border-b border-page\"><\/div>\n<section>\n<div class=\"-mx-3 sm:-mx-5\">\n<figure class=\"aspect-h-9 aspect-w-16 relative\">\n                                        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1320\" height=\"742\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"w-full h-full object-cover object-center !my-0\" src=\"https:\/\/d2me2qg8dfiw8u.cloudfront.net\/content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Alex-Eala-emotional-1320x742.jpg\" alt=\"An emotional Alex Eala speaks\">                <\/figure><figcaption class=\"flex items-center space-x-3 border-b border-mobile-caption px-3 lg:border-caption\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-1.5 break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                An emotional Alex Eala                             <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/alex-eala\">Alex Eala<\/a> sent heartfelt messages to her fans and her team in an emotional speech after losing in the final at the 2026 Hong Kong Tennis Open.<\/p>\n<p>The Filipina star fell 3-6, 0-6 to world No 102 Claire Liu in a one-sided championship match at the WTA 250 event in Hong Kong on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Eala was competing in the third <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/wta-tour\">WTA Tour<\/a> final of her career, having lost the 2025 Eastbourne Open final before securing her maiden title at the 2026 Washington Open.<\/p>\n<p>World No 17 Eala \u2014 who was the second seed in Hong Kong \u2014 defeated Emerson Jones, Tereza Valentova, Antonia Ruzic and Maria Sakkari en route to the final.<\/p>\n<p>The 21-year-old has now ended her 2026 season, and she will climb to a new career-high ranking of world No 15 on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Here is Eala\u2019s full speech from the trophy ceremony after the Hong Kong Open final:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHi, good evening, everybody. Thank you all for being here. First and foremost, I want to congratulate Claire on an amazing tournament, a great week and a great match. Very, very well-deserved. Congratulations.<\/p>\n<h2>More WTA Tour News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/alex-eala-claire-liu-ranking-points-prize-money-hong-kong-open-final\"><strong>Alex Eala and Claire Liu\u2019s ranking points and prize money after Hong Kong Open final<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/alex-eala-achieves-wta-rankings-breakthrough-reaches-hong-kong-open-final\"><strong>Alex Eala achieves major WTA Rankings breakthrough as she reaches Hong Kong Open final<\/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>\u201cI\u2019d like to thank the tournament staff and the organisers for the amazing hospitality, the physios for keeping me together.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd, of course, the fans. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I mean, wrapping up this year, you guys do not know how much meaning you add on top of what I do, and how much of a pleasure it is to go about my life sharing these moments with you all. So I\u2019m forever grateful.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd, of course, last but not least, my team, my parents. My brother, Miko, my coach, Joan, and my two other coaches, Yuke and Sandro. Yeah, this season has just\u2026 It\u2019s changed my life. It\u2019s changed my life for the better, and\u2026 yeah, sorry (crying).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike, I\u2019m really, I\u2019m incredibly proud of the work we\u2019ve put in this year. And we\u2019re the only ones who truly know what it took to arrive to this point in our journey.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo thank you so, so much. Congratulations. This is only the beginning. And this one, like all of them, is ours. So, congratulations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/elena-rybakina-withdraws-wta-finals\">Elena Rybakina releases statement as she withdraws from the WTA Finals with replacement already named<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alex Eala sends heartfelt message in emotional speech after losing Hong Kong Open final Ewan West 08 Nov 2026 10:43 AM An emotional Alex Eala Alex Eala sent heartfelt messages to her fans and her team in an emotional speech after losing in the final at the 2026 Hong Kong Tennis Open. 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