Alex Eala made history early Sunday evening as she became the first Filipina to win a Grand Slam match after defeating 14th seed Clara Tauson.

Twenty-year-old tennis star Alex Eala has made Philippine sports history by becoming the first Filipino to win a main draw match at a Grand Slam event. In a stunning upset, she defeated World No. 15 Clara Tauson of Denmark in the opening round of the 2025 US Open.

Eala pulled off an almighty upset in her win over Tauson, who currently sits an impressive 16th in the WTA rankings. Compared to Eala, who is yet to claim a tournament victory, Tauson has three titles to her name -- with the most recent coming at the Auckland Open back in January.

Alex Eala has created history as she became the first-ever Filipino woman to win a Grand Slam match.According to Tennis365, Eala on Sunday, August 24, claimed a thrilling 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 victory over Clara Tauson at the US Open to become the

Alex Eala will face Cristina Bucsa in the second round of the US Open on Thursday, 1:00 a.m. (Philippine time).

While Eala and Wong continue to keep their dating life private, their professional life is slamming screen doors and making history.

For Alex Eala, the 20-year-old Filipina tennis prodigy, the latest page turned on the grand stage of Flushing Meadows -- where she became the first player from the Philippines to ever win a singles match in a Grand Slam main draw. It came in the most dramatic of fashions.

Alex Eala signed her name into history books at Flushing Meadows as the first-ever player from the Philippines to win a Grand Slam singles match since the Open Era was… The post Alexandra Eala Makes History at the US Open: First-Ever Filipino to Win a Grand Slam Singles Match appeared first on Where Is The Buzz | Breaking News,

NEW YORK not only witnessed Alex Eala’s maiden win in a grand slam main draw, but also the first Filipino-dominated box in the US Open Grandstand and a predominantly Filipino crowd at Flushing Meadows.