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!my-0\" src=\"https:\/\/d2me2qg8dfiw8u.cloudfront.net\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Alex-Eala-Wimbledon-1320x742.jpg\" alt=\"Alex Eala leaves the court at Wimbledon\">                <\/figure><figcaption class=\"flex items-center space-x-3 border-b border-mobile-caption px-3 lg:border-caption\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-1.5 break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                Alex Eala thanks the Wimbledon crowd                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Alexandra Eala says her focus is now to \u2018prep for the US Open\u2019, the final Grand Slam of the tennis season, while also describing it as an \u2018incredible experience\u2019 to play doubles alongside tennis legend Venus Williams.<\/p>\n<p>The Filipina enjoyed a historic grass-court season, becoming the first player from the Philippines to reach the second week of a Grand Slam.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/alex-eala\">Eala<\/a> advanced to the fourth round after upsetting defending champion and world No 3 Iga Swiatek.<\/p>\n<p>She also reached the semi-finals of the Berlin Open, where she lost to eventual Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the grass-court swing, Eala teamed up with seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams at the Bad Homburg Open, with the pair reaching the quarter-finals before falling 6-3, 6-2 to Tereza Mihalikova and Olivia Nicholls.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was an incredible experience for me,\u201d she said during an interview with ABS-CBN News.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVenus has such a special work ethic and such a special mindset. And for who she is, she is so down-to-earth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I just took that week to absorb everything I could absorb and learn from her.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Latest Tennis News<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/atp-tour\/jannik-sinner-copied-john-isners-serve-reveal-jessica-pegula-madison-keys\">Jannik Sinner \u2018copied\u2019 John Isner\u2019s serve, reveal Jessica Pegula and Madison Keys<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/novak-djokovic-lionel-messi-share-powerful-exchange-handling-pressure\">Novak Djokovic &amp; Lionel Messi share powerful exchange on handling pressure<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more from Tennis365? Add us as<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\">a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Eala\u2019s online and in-person support continues to be among the strongest in tennis, with the stands at her matches often packed to capacity.<\/p>\n<p>Most recently, she was voted the WTA\u2019s \u2018Star of Swing\u2019 for the grass-court season, an award decided by a public vote.<\/p>\n<p>The 21-year-old received nearly 90% of the vote, finishing comfortably ahead of newly crowned Wimbledon champion Noskova.<\/p>\n<p>The support she receives from her home country is particularly significant, something she describes as a \u2018community\u2019 that continually uplifts those around her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would describe it as community,\u201d Eala commented.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we, as Filipinos, we are a community that uplifts each other. We are a community that is proud when someone else does well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd so, we can take inspiration from other Filipinos because we have a shared love for our nation. We have a shared love for our culture. And I think that\u2019s very beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Eala is next scheduled to compete at the Mubadala Citi DC Open from July 27 to August 2, before heading to the WTA 1000 events in Toronto and Cincinnati.<\/p>\n<p>She will use those tournaments to gain valuable ranking points and build momentum ahead of the season\u2019s final Grand Slam, the US Open, which runs from August 30 to September 13.<\/p>\n<p>Eala reached the second round on her New York debut and is already part of the tournament\u2019s history, having become the first player from the Philippines to win a junior Grand Slam singles title when she triumphed at the US Open.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy focus right now is to prep for the US Open,\u201d added the young star.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have yet to reconvene with my team. I\u2019m sure next week we will have a good meeting, and maybe set some more goals after that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alexandra Eala gives US Open update, opens up on Filipina pride and learning from tennis legend Venus Williams Oliver Paton 18 Jul 2026 7:57 PM Alex Eala thanks the Wimbledon crowd Alexandra Eala says her focus is now to \u2018prep for the US Open\u2019, the final Grand Slam of the tennis season, while also describing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,249],"class_list":["post-2050162","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-tennis365-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2050162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2050162"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2050162\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2050162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2050162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2050162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}