By Richard Pagliaro | Sunday, August 24, 2025
New York flags – Philippines were shaking and Alexandra Eala was flying.
20-year-old Eala turned Grandstand’s court into a return home, departing from a 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (11) excitement from the 14th. Clara Tauson In an open win for opening the open opening.
Three years after she fired at success by winning the US Open Junior crown, a dynamic Eala again made history as the first Filipino player to win a Grand Slam Main-Draw match in the open era.
“I am very blessed to be the first to do so,” Eala said. “As I said, I pride a lot to represent my
The place this makes what I do bigger than me, and it gives – adds meaning to what I do. “
At its fifth point of the match, Eala tightened the initial base by refusing to give up the ground.
When Tauson’s last precursor lost the mark, Eala threw her racquet aside and collapsed in court as a full -grandson exploded in a collective roar of support after two hours, 36 minutes of dizzying drama.
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Fans sounding at the top of the stadium were hanging over the handrails greeting the woman who made history as the first Philippine to win a small Grand Slam wreath in 2022 US Open.
“It means a lot. I think you can see from my reaction. I think everything just did it like that
Special by whom I was playing, a really good player, the first round, the first the main pull us openly, returning from an injury, “said Eala.” And obviously all the people who looked today,
The crowd was amazing.
“I think everything generally just made the atmosphere so, so exciting, but at the same time, so tense. That’s also part of why I’m very happy.”
Eala, who had not won a match since she scored six right wins playing through qualification to reach the Eastbourne final at the bar in June, rose from the court and tried to throw her visor to the celebration fans as a gift of gratitude.
A sweaty sweaty Eala, she didn’t even arrive in the first row before Eala treads in her support box and hug her team in a band hug.
In the front row shortly after the Eala court, a man with a shaved head wearing a Philippine football shirt waving a Philippine flag danced up and down in the line, as if hearing audition for Radio City Rockets.
According to the words of the legend Jimmy Connors: “This is what they wanted, this is what they came to.”
It was a savage clash that Tauson saw win five games in a row to go 5-1 in decision makers before Eala responded with an increase of five matches.
As the group escalated the tension was tightened, including a VAR controversy with Tauson arguing Eala passed the net for a volleyball late in the third set. Eala survived some service games, despite serving under 75 km per hour and the pro-Eca crowds cheering “Lets Go Alex! Let’s Go!” repeatedly.
“I u have a lot of fun. Obviously hard to see it or see the positive when, you know,
You’re down 5-1, but that’s what I tried to do, “said Eala.” I tried to see positive, find solutions. And of course, you know, with all these people who support me, it is difficult not to stay in the moment and get their energy, yes. “
Avoiding energy and protection, Eala with the left hand was withdrawn from a third-third deficit, breaking one of the largest game servers when Tauson served for the second round at 5-4.
At 15-30, Tauson pierced a high passage. Eala, keeping her land in the net, blocked a volleyball. Dane argued to lead Umpire Kader Nouni who reached the net. By examining the video review, Noun decided that Eala’s Babolat did not cross the network plane, giving Philippine double rest at 15-40.
An uncontrolled Tauson hit her sixth double guilt in the middle of the net to fall served to fall to the 5th.
Although Eala opened the 11th match with a double guilt, she recovered her rhythm, hitting a sharp angle to hold for 6-5.
The lost lead of the lead and loudly cut into Tauson’s head as she opened the 12th game with a double fault. Opposite the first point of the match at 30-40, Tauson showed the intestines by hitting a back down the line in the 10th shot to save it.
The slide of a service below T, Tauson stopped its five -match slide to force the 10 -point decision -making connector.
At one point, an ambulance mermaid faded by nearby Grand Central Parkway, an audible signal of the heart racing drama.
Blocked at 4 at all in the switch, Eala released some of her boldest shocks of the match. Sending a second service from the line followed by a winner of sliding slides, a back below the line and a brilliant back that fasted the side, Eala grew forward 8-4.
However, Tauson did not.
The 14th Dane of the seed pierced an advanced car attack from the side level to the 8th.
Eala raised the stroke stroke again by lighting a first money winner for a second point of match.
This is when the issues took care of the crazy territory after Eala twice hit the line, then led a blow that hit the top of the bar and got up in the air before crawling back on its court side.
Tauson saved a third point of match with a back off the line.
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World no. 15 denied a fourth point of the match, ending an eight-stroke rally causing a smoked machine for 11-11.
Eala Flat Backhand with two hands was one of her biggest weapons day. She deleted a more Crosscourt Strike Crosscourt for a fifth point of match at 12-11. At her fifth point of the match, Eala forced the final Forehar final and exploded in a deep show of emotions.
Eala, which is in the first quarter of the equation with world No.1 Aryna Sabalenka, will play either American qualifier Claire Liu or Spanish Cristina Bucsa in the second round.
