Alex Eala is officially a champion and one of tennis’ fastest-rising stars. ⁠ ⁠ The 21-year-old Filipino phenom defeated Jessica Pegula to win the Mubadala DC Open, taking down the tournament’s No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 seeds along the way to capture her first-ever hardcourt title. She is the first Filipino player to break into the WTA Top 30 and earning her first WTA 500 title.⁠ ⁠ Eala entered the week with 1.6M+ Instagram followers, already making her one of the most-followed active female tennis players in the world.⁠ ⁠ (via @Sportico) #wta #womens #tennis #most #followed