Key Takeaways
- Asian Games organizers are not providing an international broadcast feed for tennis fixtures, including the medal rounds.
- A broadcaster in the Philippines has spent around 1 million Philippine pesos to install dedicated cameras on site.
- The private production setup was arranged specifically to ensure live coverage for Alexandra Eala’s matches.
Broadcast blackout impacts Asian Games tennis
Tennis coverage at the Asian Games has encountered an extraordinary setback, as event organizers have decided not to produce an official international television feed for the tournament fixtures. The absence of a host broadcast signal extends through the decisive stages of the competition, leaving viewers without standard world coverage even during the medal matches.
Filipino network takes independent action
Faced with the lack of an official broadcast feed, television rights holders in the Philippines have been forced to intervene directly to bring the action to domestic supporters. A Filipino broadcasting network has invested approximately 1 million Philippine pesos to transport and install independent camera infrastructure at the venue.
The dedicated expenditure ensures that fixtures featuring Filipino star Alexandra Eala can still be televised back home. Without the unilateral production setup funded by the domestic channel, supporters in the Philippines would have been left without live visual access to Eala’s campaign during the multi-sport event.
WTA Singapore - Alexandra Eala's projected path
Alexandra Eala in 2026
Currently ranked no.18 (career-high), the Filipino played her last match on the 5th of September when she capitulated to world no.13 Iva Jovic 7-5 3-6 7-5 in the 3rd round of the U.S. Open (draw).
This season Alexandra owns a compiled 40-21 match record. Eala has won 2 titles in 2026 in the Birmingham and Washington.
