- Filipino tennis ace Alex Eala makes her US Open 2025 main draw debut against Clara Tauson of Denmark in the first round of the last Grand Slam competition of the year.
SCHEDULE: Alex Eala at US Open 2025 first round
August 25, Monday (PH time)
- 12:10am (estimated) – Alex Eala vs Clara Tauson
NEW YORK — Tennis legend Venus Williams urged rising star Alex Eala to embrace the joy of competition as she prepares for her US Open main draw debut.
In a press conference Saturday ahead of her historic return to Flushing Meadows, Williams shared her advice for Eala.
“Just enjoy yourself. When you’re having fun, things are easy. When you’re not, it’s not as much fun. You have to put the fun first,” Williams said when asked by Inquirer.net USA what she would advise Eala on the eve of her opening-round match at the 2025 US Open.
“To have that rep for people back home, to feel that representation, I like to think it’s something super positive. I’m so blessed,” says Alex Eala in an interview with Inquirer.net USA at the Arthur Ashe Stadium media center in Queens, New York. Photo by Georgio Dano
NEW YORK – Alex Eala knows how much her US Open debut means, not just to her career, but to the millions of Filipinos following her journey on one of tennis’ grandest stages.
Beyond personal milestones, Eala draws motivation from representing her country.
“This is one of the biggest stages in tennis,” Eala told Inquirer.net USA in an exclusive interview at the Arthur Ashe Stadium media center in Queens, New York, on Friday. “To have that rep for people back home, to feel that representation, I like to think it’s something super positive. I’m so blessed.”
FILE–Alexandra Eala of the Philippines in action. (Adam Davy/PA via AP)
MANILA, Philippines — Alex Eala makes her US Open women’s main draw debut against Clara Tauson of Denmark at USTA Billie Jean Tennis Center in Queens, New York.
Eala faces an acid test in the first round against the World No.15, who won three Women’s Tennis Association titles at age 22.
Tauson recently reached the semifinal of the Canadian Open after upsetting second seed Iga Swiatek of Poland in the Round of 16 and former Grand Slam champion Madison Keys in the quarterfinal.
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