Philippines tennis fans rejoices after Alexandra "Alex" Eala won the 2022 United States Open Girls Single Championship.
Eala made a historic first Filipino teen tennis player capturing a Grand Slam singles title.
From tournament No. 10 seed Eala defeated the No.2 seed and World Juniors No. 3 Czech Lucie Havlickova in two sets, 6-2, 6-4, in the US Open finals held in New York City, September 10.
"Unang una gusto ko lang magpasalamat sa pamilya ko. Kasi kung hindi dahil sa kanila hindi ko talaga to kakayanin. Maraming salamat din sa lahat ng nagdasal at nagsuporta sa akin. Sa aking mga sponsors, Globe, Nike, Babolat, and of course to my team, the RafaelNafal Tennis Academy," said Eala during the presentation of the championship trophy.
History for 🇵🇭!
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 10, 2022
Alexandra Eala becomes the first Filipino to win a junior Grand Slam singles title. pic.twitter.com/pRue22SN0j
Law makers in the Philippines including President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. congratulated Eala on her historic win over the weekend.
“It is with an immense sense of pride and joy that I congratulate Alex Eala on her historic win at the US Open Junior Girls’ Singles Championship. Another Filipina has raised our flag and made our nation proud,” he wrote on Twitter.
It is with an immense sense of pride and joy that I congratulate Alex Eala on her historic win at the US Open Junior Girls’ Singles Championship.
— Bongbong Marcos (@bongbongmarcos) September 11, 2022
Another Filipina has raised our flag, and made our nation proud. pic.twitter.com/o6gkpskguo
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