Alex Eala Writes Tennis History for PHI


 
Philippines' tennis sensation Alexandra Eala wins the 2022 US Open Tennis Championships Junior Girls Title in New York.
 
The 17-year old Eala defeated Lucie Havlíčková of Czech Republic in the girls finals, 6-2, 6-4, to become the first Filipino to win a Grand Slam juniors singles title on Saturday, August 10.
 
With her feat, a history is made for Philippine tennis book.  
 
Overwhelmed by her victory, her fans and supporters expressed their congratulatory messages on social media and became one of the trending topics on Twitter.
 
The US Junior champ was a member of team Philippines who competed in the 2021 SEA Games in Vietnam where she managed to collect 3 bronze medals in her first SEA Games appearance.

Aside from that, she had previously won doubles gold in the 2020 Australian Open and 2021 French Open.
 

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