LIVE UPDATES: Alex Eala vs Clara Tauson - 2025 US Open

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Filipina tennis ace Alex Eala debuts in the US Open main draw against world No. 15 Clara Tauson of Denmark

MANILA, Philippines – Alex Eala has not made it past the first round of a Grand Slam event.

But the 20-year-old Filipina can change that as she battles Denmark’s Clara Tauson in her US Open main draw debut in New York on Sunday, August 24 (Monday, August 25, Manila time).

Eala, who has enjoyed a meteoric rise this season that saw her climb as high as No. 56 in the world rankings, looks to make a splash in the fourth and final Grand Slam of the year following first-round exits in the French Open and Wimbledon.

Getting past Tauson, though, is a tall order as the Dane has gone as far as the fourth round in Grand Slams, doing so in the French Open in 2024 and in Wimbledon this year.

Ranked 15th in the world and seeded 14th in the tournament, the 22-year-old Tauson boasts of three WTA singles titles and is fresh from a semifinal appearance in the Canadian Open earlier this August.

The match marks the first-ever encounter between Eala and Tauson, with the winner facing either Spain’s Cristina Bucsa or the USA’s Claire Liu in the second round.

Play tentatively starts at 12:40 am.

– Rappler.com

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