Alex Eala falls to Iva Jovic, exits 2026 French Open singles

Alexandra “Alex” Eala suffered an early exit from the 2026 French Open after falling to Iva Jovic, 6-4, 6-2, in the first round on Tuesday.

Jovic raced to a 5-1 lead in the opening set before Eala responded by winning three straight games to cut the deficit. However, Jovic regained control and closed out the set.

In the second set, Eala took the opening game before Jovic claimed the next two. Eala answered with another game, but Jovic pulled away by winning the next four games.

Despite her singles exit, Eala is still set to compete in the doubles tournament alongside Victoria Mboko in the clay-court Grand Slam.

Check out her season recap here:

Season recap

Clay-court swing

• Italian Open (WTA 1000) — Round of 32
• Madrid Open (WTA 1000) — Round of 64
• Stuttgart Open (WTA 500) — Round of 32
• Linz Open (WTA 500) — Round of 16

Sunshine Swing

• Miami Open (WTA 1000) — Round of 16
• Indian Wells Open (WTA 1000) — Round of 16

Middle East Swing

• Dubai Tennis Championships (WTA 1000) — Quarterfinals
• Qatar Open (WTA 1000) — Round of 64
• Abu Dhabi Open (WTA 500) — Quarterfinals

Philippine Women’s Open (WTA 125) — Quarterfinals

Australian Swing

• Australian Open (Grand Slam) — Round of 128
• ASB Classic (WTA 250) — Semifinals

—JKC, GMA News