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Alex Eala debuts within the US Open most important draw towards Denmark’s Clara Tauson because the Filipina hopes to make it previous the opening spherical of a Grand Slam for the primary time
MANILA, Philippines – Alex Eala is up towards a formidable foe as she makes her most important draw debut within the US Open in New York.
The Filipina tennis ace battles world No. 15 Clara Tauson of Denmark within the opening spherical of the fourth and remaining Grand Slam occasion of the yr.
They’re tentatively scheduled to conflict on Sunday evening, August 24, Manila time.
Seeded 14th, Tauson is contemporary from a semifinal run within the Canadian Open, the identical event the place Eala obtained the boot within the first spherical late in July.
Tauson shocked Grand Slam champions Madison Keys of the USA and Iga Swiatek of Poland on her method to the semifinals, the place she ultimately misplaced to four-time main winner Naomi Osaka of Japan.
In the meantime, Eala, who’s at present ranked No. 70 on this planet, suffered an early exit following a 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 loss to Czech Republic’s Marketa Vondrousova as she handled a shoulder harm.
That very same harm compelled Eala to drag out from the Cincinnati Open and the Monterrey Open.
Now again in motion, Eala eyes a breakthrough win as she goals to lastly make it previous the primary spherical of a Grand Slam occasion, having misplaced within the opening spherical within the French Open and Wimbledon Championships earlier this yr.
Standing in her method is Tauson, who’s in search of to succeed in the second spherical of the US Open for the third straight version.
Tauson has gone so far as the fourth spherical in a Grand Slam, doing so within the French Open final yr then in Wimbledon this yr as she misplaced to eventual champion Swiatek.
At 22 years previous, Tauson owns three profession WTA titles, the final of which got here within the Auckland Open in January.
Eala hopes work her magic within the US Open three years since she gained the ladies’ singles title in 2022, a feat that made her the primary Filipino to seize a junior main crown. – Rappler.com
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