Eala’s uniform switch stems from endorsement deal, not politics – Tempo

By MARK REY MONTEJO

As Alex Eala wrapped up her campaign in the WTA 1000 National Bank Open in Toronto, Canada, netizens couldn’t help but notice the color of her uniform or tennis kit.

Some blamed the kind of color – pink – she used when she lost to world No. 14 and former champion Belinda Bencic of Switzerland, 4-6, 0-6, in the Last 16.

The defeat, they said, could have been avoided had Eala kept on wearing green – just like during her triumph at the Mubadala D.C. Open in Washington D.C.

The colors green and pink, particularly…