a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a> for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/p>\n\u201cEvery court\u2026 Australia, the court was standing room only. Then Dubai, standing room only. It\u2019s insane. It\u2019s massive.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe crowds she\u2019s getting right now, all over the world, are insane. The Doha crowds were insane for her last week. Insane.\u201d<\/p>\n
Former world No 8 John Isner gave his verdict and highlighted the size of the market in the Philippines.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s everywhere. Absolutely. It\u2019s a huge market. I think a lot of people underestimated how big that market is,\u201d Isner said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey finally have a star on the women\u2019s side of the game. It would be the same if they had a men\u2019s star as well. There are some huge markets with untapped potential. They just need players to emerge and make a name for themselves.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd that\u2019s what Alex has done so far. So she\u2019s definitely one to watch, obviously because she\u2019s so good, but just for the atmosphere. You want to tune into her matches just to see what it\u2019s like on the court.\u201d<\/p>\n
Querrey added:\u00a0\u201cShe\u2019s already been on the cover of Vogue and she\u2019s playing well right now too. If she wins a Slam, it would be one of the biggest things in the world.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe was unknown until Miami last year. I think we can all kind of agree on that. But she is just like an absolute rock star. Even though she\u2019s not top 10 in the world, when she gets to these tournaments now, she has to play on centre court.\u201d<\/p>\n
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