Eala bows out of U.S. Open

BOWS OUT. Alexandra Eala of the Philippines hits a return to Cristina Bucșa of Spain during their women’s singles second round tennis match on day four of the US Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City, on Aug. 27, 2025. Eala ended her US Open campaign with a 4-6, 3-6 loss to Bucșa. (Photo courtesy: TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP)

By Jean Malanum | Philippine News Agency

Filipina tennis ace Alexandra Eala ended her US Open campaign with a 4-6, 3-6 loss to Spanish Cristina Bucșa in the second round early Thursday morning (Manila time) at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, New York.

Eala, ranked 75th in the world, survived world No. 14 Carla Tauson of Denmark, 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (13-11), in the first round on Aug. 25.

Meanwhile, Bucșa hit 25 winners and served three aces to conquer Eala in one hour and 22 minutes.

The world No. 95 Bucșa won 65% of first serve points and 28% of second serve points.

She will now face the winner between No. 19 seed Elise Mertens of Belgium and Lulu Sun of New Zealand in the third round.

Eala’s 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (13-11) win over world No. 14 Carla Tauson of Denmark last Tuesday made her the first Filipino to advance to the second round of a Grand Slam tournament.

At the Miami Open last March, Eala defeated Grand Slam champions—Latvian Jelena Ostapenko, American Madison Keys, and Polish Iga Swiatek to reach the semifinal round, eventually losing to American Jessica Pegula, 6-7 (3), 7-5, 3-6.

Eala, a graduate of the Rafael Nadal Academy, won the US Open junior girls’ singles title in 2022.

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