Tennis Channel analysts debate what Amanda Anisimova drank vs Eala
Amanda Anisimova won six straight games to complete a 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 comeback and end Alexandra Eala’s bid for a 10th Top-10 win.
- On Monday, August 17, 2026, Filipina tennis star Alexandra Eala exited the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Masters after a 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 loss to American ninth seed Amanda Anisimova in the Round of 32.
- The match featured a marathon first set with a 20-minute fifth game requiring 13 deuces; Eala held a 2-0 lead in the third set before Anisimova won six straight games to claim victory.
- Following their first career meeting in Mason, Ohio, Anisimova credited the 21-year-old for pushing her, stating, "I know Alex is such a great player and such a fighter."
- Eala has approximately one week of rest before the 2026 US Open at Flushing Meadows, where she will compete in women's singles and team with Felix Auger-Aliassime for mixed doubles on August 25.
- Tennis 365's Liam McMillen criticized the 21-year-old's decision to play various exhibition events ahead of the major, noting she would have played nearly every other day for eight weeks if she reaches the second round.
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During the triumph before Eala, the American woman took a drink that by color and consistency seemed to be beer
Amanda Anisimova’s mystery drink baffles tennis announcers: ‘I’ve never seen that’
Amanda Anisimova took sips from a curious beverage during her Round of 32 match at the Cincinnati Open against recent DC Open winner Alexandra Eala on Monday night that left the Tennis Channel broadcasters completely puzzled.
Alex Eala earns $47,605 and 65 ranking points after Cincinnati Open third-round exit
Alex Eala’s Cincinnati Open run ended in a hard-fought third-round defeat against world No. 10 Amanda Anisimova, but the Filipina rising star still made significant strides in ranking points and prize earnings. The thrilling encounter, lasting two hours and 28 minutes, saw Eala battle fiercely before succumbing 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 just before 1 a.m. Tuesday at the Lindner Family Tennis Center. Eala, seeded 17th and competing in her Cincinnati WTA 1000…
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