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Filipina tennis ace Alex Eala debuts within the US Open major draw towards world No. 15 Clara Tauson of Denmark
MANILA, Philippines – Alex Eala has not made it previous the primary spherical of a Grand Slam occasion.
However the 20-year-old Filipina can change that as she battles Denmark’s Clara Tauson in her US Open major draw debut in New York on Sunday, August 24 (Monday, August 25, Manila time).
Eala, who has loved a meteoric rise this season that noticed her climb as excessive as No. 56 on the earth rankings, appears to be like to make a splash within the fourth and ultimate Grand Slam of the yr following first-round exits within the French Open and Wimbledon.
Getting previous Tauson, although, is a tall order because the Dane has gone so far as the fourth spherical in Grand Slams, doing so within the French Open in 2024 and in Wimbledon this yr.
Ranked fifteenth on the earth and seeded 14th within the event, the 22-year-old Tauson boasts of three WTA singles titles and is contemporary from a semifinal look within the Canadian Open earlier this August.
The match marks the first-ever encounter between Eala and Tauson, with the winner going through both Spain’s Cristina Bucsa or the USA’s Claire Liu within the second spherical.
Play tentatively begins at 12:40 am.
– Rappler.com
