A rising Filipina tennis player offers a lovely message Be yourself

There’s nothing for sale in sport. No neighbourhood stores to buy composure. No place on the internet to order bravery. No supplement to swallow to ensure self-possession. You have to earn all this, sweat for it, nurture it, and even then there’s no guarantee.

But Alexandra Eala already seems to have it.

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