- Alex Eala, the Filipino tennis rising star, makes her Grand Slam main draw debut at the French Open 2025. She opens her Roland Garros big against World No. 88 Emiliana Arango of Colombia on Sunday.
Alex Eala set for Grand Slam debut at Roland Garros
Tennis – Madrid Open – Park Manzanares, Madrid, Spain – April 24, 2025 Philippines’ Alexandra Eala in action during her round of 64 match against Poland’s Iga Swiatek REUTERS/Juan Medina
PARIS — Alexandra Eala believes she can move up to the next level after her impressive run in Miami this year as she becomes the first woman from the Philippines to compete in a Grand Slam at the French Open.
The 20-year-old will open her French Open campaign against another Grand Slam debutant, Emiliana Arango of Colombia, in the opening round on the red clay of Roland Garros on Sunday.
“Being the first is a big deal because it gives other people courage to do the same and follow the same path,” Eala told journalists.
Tennis – Madrid Open – Park Manzanares, Madrid, Spain – April 24, 2025 Philippines’ Alexandra Eala reacts during her round of 64 match against Poland’s Iga Swiatek REUTERS/Juan Medina
MANILA, Philippines — Alex Eala makes her Grand Slam women’s singles main draw debut against Colombia’s Emiliana Arango in the first round of the 2025 French Open on Sunday afternoon (Manila time).
Eala, who turns 20 on Friday, was drawn in Section 2 of the bracket and will take on the World No. 88, a three-time ITF champion. Arango, 24, reached a career-high WTA ranking of No. 79.
Eala is on a collision course with her 2023 Asian Games semifinals tormentor, Qinwen Zheng of China. If she advances, she faces the winner of the match between Zheng and Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
Alex Eala’s main draw debut at Roland Garros live on beIN SPORTS in the Philippines. The network holds the broadcast rights for the French Open tournament in Asia.
Matches will be available through beIN SPORTS CONNECT, its live streaming app.
MANILA, Philippines — Filipino tennis sensation Alex Eala is set to make her women’s Grand Slam main draw debut at the 2025 French Open.
Eala, who turned 20 on Friday (May 23), enters Roland Garros with momentum after breaking into the top 70 of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) world rankings.
Tennis – Madrid Open – Park Manzanares, Madrid, Spain – April 24, 2025 Philippines’ Alexandra Eala reacts during her round of 64 match against Poland’s Iga Swiatek REUTERS/Juan Medina
MANILA, Philippines—Alex Eala’s rise in WTA world rankings continued on Monday ahead of her first main draw in Roland Garros.
In the most recent development, Eala notched another career-high spot as the 69th best women’s tennis player in the world.
READ: No slowing down Alex Eala’s ascent despite early exits
After competing in the Italian Open in Rome, the Filipino tennis ace improved one spot above her previous career-high of 70.
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