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  "id": 931969,
  "title": "‘I want to be Eala’: Philippine sensation sparks tennis boom at home",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/i-want-to-be-eala-philippine-sensation-sparks-tennis-boom-at-home",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-15T01:49:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
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    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1538573/i-want-to-be-eala-philippine-sensation-sparks-tennis-boom-at-home/"
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  "summary": "On a Manila court made of crushed seashells, an earnest four-year-old sends a forehand sailing wide — one of dozens of kids aiming to follow in the footsteps of the Philippines’ first homegrown tennis sensation, Alexandra Eala. The 21-year-old’s rise has sparked a rush of interest in a sport typically seen as the preserve of […]",
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        "title": "‘I want to be Eala’: Philippine sensation sparks tennis boom at home",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/i-want-to-be-eala-philippine-sensation-sparks-tennis-boom-at-home",
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        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "'I want to be Eala': Philippine sensation sparks tennis boom at home",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/i-want-to-be-eala-philippine-sensation-sparks-tennis-boom-at-home-851098",
        "published": "2026-08-14T08:28:04.000Z"
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