SHE MAY already be one of the highest ranked netters in Asia (and the world), but when teen tennis prodigy Alex Eala goes to compete, her father Mike makes sure he’s at her side when she wins… and when she loses.
“As much as I can, I come with her. And most of the time, whenever I travel with her, it’s not for the win, it is mostly for the loss,” he shared with SPIN LIFE. “The win is easy eh. When she wins, everybody’s out there saying congratulations and that’s not a problem. The problem is when she loses, she’s still a kid and I think this is when kids need our support the most.”
At age 14, Alex has already been moving a lot from a country to another for tennis tournaments around the globe, and Mike always tries his best to accompany her.
For the elder Eala, being actually present for Alex is the best way to ensure her safety as well as devleop her emotional stability as she grows older.
