{"id":2087493,"date":"2026-08-11T07:15:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T04:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2087493"},"modified":"2026-08-11T07:15:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T04:15:21","slug":"alex-eala-coco-gauff-reveals-what-she-really-respects-about-the-filipina-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2087493","title":{"rendered":"Alex Eala: Coco Gauff reveals what she &#8216;really respects&#8217; about the Filipina star"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">Alex Eala: Coco Gauff reveals what she \u2018really respects\u2019 about the Filipina star<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/author\/ewan-west\" class=\"text-sm font-normal 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data-title=\"Alex Eala: Coco Gauff reveals what she \u2018really respects\u2019 about the Filipina star\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/button>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"-mx-3 sm:-mx-5 border-b border-page\"><\/div>\n<section>\n<div class=\"-mx-3 sm:-mx-5\">\n<figure class=\"aspect-h-9 aspect-w-16 relative\">\n                                        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1320\" height=\"742\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"w-full h-full object-cover object-center !my-0\" src=\"https:\/\/images.ps-aws.com\/c?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennis365.com%2Fcontent%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F05%2FCoco-Gauff-with-Alex-Eala-in-inset-1320x742.jpg\" alt=\"Pictured: Coco Gauff with Alex Eala in inset\">                <\/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                                Coco Gauff with Alex Eala in inset                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/coco-gauff\">Coco Gauff<\/a> has revealed why she thinks Alex Eala\u2019s rise is impacting tennis in a way \u201cwe all benefit from\u201d as she described the Filipina as a \u201cgreat role model.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Eala soared to her career-high ranking position of world No 20 last week after she won her maiden title at the Washington Open.<\/p>\n<p>Following her triumph at the WTA 500 tournament, Eala took her win streak to seven matches by earning two three-set victories at the Canadian Open.<\/p>\n<p>The 21-year-old\u2019s sensational run ended with a 6-0, 6-4 defeat to world No 14 Belinda Bencic in the fourth round at the WTA 1000 event in Toronto.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/alex-eala\">Eala<\/a> was roared on by an army of fans from the Philippines in both Washington DC and Toronto.<\/p>\n<p>Gauff could have met Eala in the quarter-finals in Canada, but she will instead face Bencic.<\/p>\n<h2>WTA Tour News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/alex-eala-full-press-conference-canadian-open-loss-2026\"><strong>Alex Eala\u2019s full press conference as she reflects on \u2018amazing\u2019 Canadian Open campaign<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/alex-eala-schedule-what-tournaments-signed-up-to-for-2026\"><strong>Alex Eala schedule: What tournaments has the Filipina star signed up to for the rest of 2026?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more from Tennis365? Add us as <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> for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In her press conference after her fourth round win against Alina Korneeva in Toronto, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/coco-gauff\">Gauff<\/a> was asked what Eala is bringing to the sport.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think, like I said before, like, the demographic that she brings to the sport of tennis is something we all benefit from,\u201d said the 22-year-old American.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI played her in Dubai and that was, it felt like we were in the Philippines. I thought it was so fun to play in that crowd.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI played her at Indian Wells, and it felt like it was a little bit more American-leaning that match. I didn\u2019t get to finish it, unfortunately.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut, yeah, I think what she\u2019s doing for the sport of tennis is great. I think she\u2019s a great role model for people to look up to.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI said it the last time: What you guys see on camera is who she is off court. That\u2019s something I really respect when someone is who they are at all times.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The two-time Grand Slam winner also spoke about the depth on the WTA Tour.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, I think the depth on the WTA tour is pretty strong. I feel like anybody can win on any day. It\u2019s difficult, it makes every match difficult.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no one that I think you get in the first round and you\u2019re like, \u2018Whew.\u2019 I feel like every match is tough. It\u2019s always like that, but I feel like since I started on tour to now, I really feel the depth is stronger.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it shows with all the stats. And now just the different Slam winners almost every season. And just, yeah, like you said, No 1 ranking up for grabs. Just things like that. But, I don\u2019t know, it makes it interesting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/alex-eala-canadian-open-ranking-points-prize-money-2026\">Alex Eala\u2019s Canadian Open ranking points and prize money after fourth round exit<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alex Eala: Coco Gauff reveals what she \u2018really respects\u2019 about the Filipina star Ewan West 11 Aug 2026 8:15 AM Coco Gauff with Alex Eala in inset Coco Gauff has revealed why she thinks Alex Eala\u2019s rise is impacting tennis in a way \u201cwe all benefit from\u201d as she described the Filipina as a \u201cgreat [&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-2087493","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\/2087493","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=2087493"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2087493\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2087493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2087493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2087493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}