{"id":2088274,"date":"2026-08-11T19:00:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T16:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2088274"},"modified":"2026-08-11T19:00:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T16:00:28","slug":"alex-eala-warned-what-she-must-do-to-have-a-successful-us-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2088274","title":{"rendered":"Alex Eala warned what she must do to have a successful US Open"},"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 warned what she must do to have a successful US Open<\/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\/liam-mcmillen\" class=\"text-sm font-normal !text-author\"><br \/>\n                            Liam McMillen    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Washington Open                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Alex Eala has been absolutely sublime over the summer months, but it is beginning to take its toll.<\/p>\n<p>The star enjoyed a stellar grass court swing by winning a Challenger event in Birmingham, reaching the semi-finals of the Berlin Open, and getting to the fourth round of Wimbledon for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>Eala hit the ground running on the North American hardcourt swing too, but winning her first-ever WTA title at the Washington Open.<\/p>\n<p>The Filipina star defeated Jessica Pegula, Elina Svitolina, and Naomi Osaka en route to the Washington Open title, so she has played plenty of tennis in recent months.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/alex-eala-now-record-wta-star-this-year\" target=\"_blank\">Eala has played more matches than anyone else on the WTA Tour<\/a> and she looked very tired at the Canadian Open as a result.<\/p>\n<p>While she was able to defeat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/alycia-parks\">Alycia Parks<\/a> and Caty McNally, she eventually became unstuck against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/Belinda-Bencic\">Belinda Bencic<\/a>, who swept aside the 21-year-old in straight sets.<\/p>\n<p>With the Cincinnati Open and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/us-open\">US Open<\/a> to come in quick succession, The Tennis Channel\u2019s Russ Thaler has expressed a worry for the star.<\/p>\n<h2>More Alex Eala news<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/coco-gauff-alex-eala-respect-role-model-comments\">Alex Eala: Coco Gauff reveals what she \u2018really respects\u2019 about the Filipina star<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/alex-eala-sponsors-how-much-big-breakthrough\">How much will Alex Eala earn from sponsors after her big breakthrough?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Speaking on <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=94ZLciYT9oo\" target=\"_blank\">The Inside-In Tennis Podcast<\/a>, Thaler said: \u201cI\u2019m really worried about her mentally and physically going into the US Open. I think she needs it. Not only physically, but physically for sure. Every match she plays seems to be like a death match, right?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just sort of the way it goes because she can\u2019t hold serve easily. She has trouble serving matches out. And that, I hope, will come in time. Like her serve is so slow that it\u2019s a weapon at times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven she is saying the emotions she\u2019s feeling are so extreme right now that that affects you physically too and I just think for tennis, because I\u2019m trying to think big picture for tennis right, tennis really needs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/alex-eala\">Alex Eala<\/a> to win a few matches in New York.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s going to be on show courts. I could see Armstrong being her home court if she can get three rounds in and just have the madness happen in New York. But I worry that the gas tank emotionally and physically will be empty by the time she [gets there].<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s not forget she\u2019s going to be being pulled in about a thousand different directions when she gets to New York City for every sponsorship opportunity you could possibly think of. Alex is dealing with a lot. She\u2019s wise beyond her years. She is obviously different, right?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s made of different cloth than a lot, but she is she\u2019s also human and I\u2019m rooting for her to be healthy through this whole thing. And for tennis to really benefit, I think she needs to win some rounds at the US Open and for that to happen, I kind of think losing sooner than later would not hurt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Eala is set to be one of the most popular stars at the US Open, but that will mean nothing if she is beaten in her first round match.<\/p>\n<p>The star has fond memories of the New York Grand Slam, having picked up her very first Grand Slam victory at the tournament last year, when she defeated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/clara-tauson\">Clara Tauson<\/a> in round one.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alex Eala warned what she must do to have a successful US Open Liam McMillen 11 Aug 2026 8:00 PM Alex Eala after winning the Washington Open Alex Eala has been absolutely sublime over the summer months, but it is beginning to take its toll. 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