{"id":102650,"date":"2025-08-22T20:39:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T20:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/102650\/"},"modified":"2025-08-22T20:39:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T20:39:07","slug":"alexandra-eala-reacts-to-having-made-history-for-the-philippines-at-the-us-open-before-the-tournament-has-even-started","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/102650\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexandra Eala reacts to having made history for the Philippines at the US Open before the tournament has even started"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Alexandra Eala has hardly had the best preparation for the US Open, but she will return to action raring to go.<\/p>\n

After all, as is always the case with every new event she enters, this young starlet will have the backing of an entire nation.<\/p>\n

The Philippines do not boast a rich historical relationship with the sport of tennis, and as such, this 20-year-old\u2019s emergence has caught the eye.<\/p>\n

And, with each passing week, it feels like she treads new ground, as a regular history-maker for her country.<\/p>\n

This is a torch she proudly carries, and before the US Open<\/a> has even begun, she reacted to making even more history for the Philippines.<\/p>\n

Alexandra Eala makes new history for the Philippines<\/p>\n

Speaking to the magazine Town&Country<\/a>, as she previewed her return to action, the youngster covered a lot of ground in such a short interview.<\/p>\n

After all, not only did she outline her biggest goal in tennis, but she also gave her honest thoughts on what it\u2019s like to make history everywhere she goes.<\/p>\n

\"AlexandraPhoto by Minas Panagiotakis\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Having gained entry straight into the main draw of this latest Grand Slam, Eala is now poised to be the first Filipina to play in the US Open.<\/p>\n

She reacted by noting: \u201cIt\u2019s hard to realise I\u2019m the first. It\u2019s so nice to see that I\u2019m able to pave the way, and I\u2019m able to expose the Philippines to this international stage. It\u2019s such a big part of who I am. The only thing I can give back to my country is to inspire.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eala then spoke about her different goals within the sport: \u201cShort term, I\u2019m just trying to maintain this level that I\u2019m on.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m trying to take it week by week. Long term, I want to be number one in the world, but that\u2019s a long way away. It\u2019s important to dream big.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eala has often named her favourite player<\/a> and long-time inspiration whenever given the chance, and she will be keen to emulate them at the US Open one day.<\/p>\n

How has Alexandra Eala performed in the Grand Slams this year?<\/p>\n

A proud product of the Rafa Nadal academy, Eala has enjoyed a true breakout year, making her debut in two of the three Grand Slams.<\/p>\n

However, it did not start all that well, falling in the third and final qualifying round at the Australian Open, and therefore not making it into the main draw.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, her remarkable run at the Miami Open came before Roland Garros, and so her semi-final points saw her surge into a guaranteed spot.<\/p>\n

Sadly, she was defeated in the very first round by Emiliana Arango.<\/p>\n

Wimbledon offered far more promise, particularly after she had reached the final in Eastbourne as preparation.<\/p>\n

However, she faced the defending champion in the very first round and again was beaten, despite taking the first set against Barbora Krej\u010d\u00edkov\u00e1.<\/p>\n

And whilst it gets no easier for Eala, with an in-form Clara Tauson her US Open opponent, eventually it feels like the true breakthrough is coming that will allow her to start carving through draws.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Alexandra Eala has hardly had the best preparation for the US Open, but she will return to action…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":102651,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[72],"tags":[42322,99,428,11883],"class_list":{"0":"post-102650","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennis","8":"tag-alexandra-eala","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-tennis","11":"tag-us-open"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102650","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102650"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102650\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/102651"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102650"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102650"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102650"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}