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Filipina tennis ace Alex Eala debuts in the US Open main draw against world No. 15 Clara Tauson of Denmark
Second set
Tauson wins the break point for a 5-2 lead
Tauson regains a two-game lead, 4-2
Eala finally holds serve in the second set to get within 2-3
Tauson holds serve to push her lead to 3-1
Tauson once again blanks Eala as the Dane breaks the Filipina anew for a 2-1 lead
Eala returns the favor to tie the count at 1-1
Tauson breaks Eala with a shutout in the first game, 1-0
PUMPED. The Philippines’ Alexandra Eala reacts during her first round match against Denmark’s Clara Tauson in the 2025 US Open.
BACKHAND. The Philippines’ Alexandra Eala in action during her first round match against Denmark’s Clara Tauson in the 2025 US Open.
First set
Eala breaks Tauson as she wins the first set, 6-3
Eala holds serve to gain a 5-3 lead
Tauson nails her sixth ace to end the seventh game as she cuts her deficit to 3-4
Eala shuts out Tauson in the sixth game to go up 4-2
Eala breaks an error-plagued Tauson to seize the upper hand, 3-2
Eala once again holds serve for a 2-2 tie
Tauson fires a bunch of aces to regain the lead at 2-1
Eala holds serve to pull level at 1-1
Tauson utilizes her strong serve as she gets the opening game, 1-0
Preview
Alex Eala has not made it past the first round of a Grand Slam event.
But the 20-year-old Filipina can change that as she battles Denmark’s Clara Tauson in her US Open main draw debut in New York on Sunday, August 24 (Monday, August 25, Manila time).
Eala, who has enjoyed a meteoric rise this season that saw her climb as high as No. 56 in the world rankings, looks to make a splash in the fourth and final Grand Slam of the year following first-round exits in the French Open and Wimbledon.
Getting past Tauson, though, is a tall order as the Dane has gone as far as the fourth round in Grand Slams, doing so in the French Open in 2024 and in Wimbledon this year.
Ranked 15th in the world and seeded 14th in the tournament, the 22-year-old Tauson boasts of three WTA singles titles and is fresh from a semifinal appearance in the Canadian Open earlier this August.
The match marks the first-ever encounter between Eala and Tauson, with the winner facing either Spain’s Cristina Bucsa or the USA’s Claire Liu in the second round.
Start of play has been pushed back to 1:50 am as the first match at the Grandstand had just finished. (Where to watch: Alex Eala in 2025 US Open)
– Rappler.com