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'I want to be Eala': Philippine sensation sparks tennis boom at home

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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.Many are shell courts unique to the Philippines -- a mix of crushed seashells, sand and clay that cost less to build and maintain than red clay.