It will truly be an all-star event.
On Monday, September 14, more details about the upcoming exhibition match featuring Filipina tennis star Alex Eala were announced.
Entitled Alex Eala Live: Game. Set. Celebrate., it will take place at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan this December 8, with the world no. 18 facing her “SEA-ster” in the sport, Janice Tjen of Indonesia.
Besides that, six celebrities will also headline the celebrity match that will happen alongside the main event.
Confirmed to be participating in the said event are no less than People’s Champ Manny Pacquiao, Asia’s Multimedia Superstar Anne Curtis, Piolo Pascual, Donny Pangilinan, Andrea Brillantes, and Julia Barretto.
According to the organizers, tickets to said affair are already available, with prices ranging from PHP618 in Bronze B (Side) to PHP25,750 in VVIP. A Platinum package is also available, which comes with a seat and a pass to the Gala dinner scheduled on December 7.
Alex recently bowed out of the US Open after losing in the three-set match in the third round against her friend Iva Jovic.
The 21-year-old is now expected to shift her attention back to Asia as she sets her sights on the Singapore Tennis Open later this month and a participation in the Asian Games 2026.
Meanwhile, according to the Philippine Tennis Association (PhilTA), they have applied for the exemption of Eala from the China Open, which is one the required tourneys of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) in its calendar. This is to avoid her getting fines or getting a zero-pointer for her non-participation.
Set to happen in Nagoya and Aichi, Japan, this edition will mark Alex’s return to the Asiad after last participating in the Hangzhou Games in 2023, where she bagged two bronze medals for her participation in women’s singles and mixed doubles events.
