LONDON, July 2 : Etched on to the back of Alexandra Eala's sun visor at Wimbledon on Thursday was a phrase in Tagalog that roughly translates as "once it grows, it cannot be stopped".Those words proved prophetic as she stormed back against Australia's Maya Joint to become the first player from the Philippines

Alex Eala advances past the opening round of a Grand Slam for the second time in her career as she makes quick work of Mexico's Renata Zarazua to open her Wimbledon campaign

Alex Eala advances to the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time with a three-set win over Maya Joint as the Filipina redeems herself from a painful loss to the Australian…