MANILA, Philippines–Alex Eala broke into the top 40 of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings. Eala officially climbed to world No. 40 on Monday just hours before kicking off her campaign at the Qatar Open in Doha. READ: Alex Eala set for first WTA 1000 test this year at Qatar Open The Filipino rising star will take on Czech teen qualifier Tereza Valentova in a round-of-64 match scheduled at 8:00 p.m. at Center Court. The 18-year-old Valentova barged into the main draw after a pair of tough wins over Australia’s Arina Rodionova on Friday and Germany’s Ella Seidel on Saturday. […]... Keep on reading: Alex Eala enters WTA rankings top 40 ahead of Qatar Open stint