{"id":2107902,"date":"2026-08-23T18:30:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T15:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2107902"},"modified":"2026-08-23T18:30:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T15:30:17","slug":"former-us-open-finalist-makes-big-alex-eala-prediction-as-she-prepares-to-shine-in-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2107902","title":{"rendered":"Former US Open finalist makes big Alex Eala prediction as she prepares to shine in New York"},"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\">Former US Open finalist makes big Alex Eala prediction as she prepares to shine in New York<\/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\/kevin-palmer\" 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 Aryna Sabalenka and Alex Eala                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>The battle for this year\u2019s women\u2019s title at the US Open looks set to be wide open and former finalist Greg Rusedski has made a couple of bold calls a week before the final Grand Slam of 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Aryna Sabalenka has arrived in New York as defending champion and world No 1, but with a cloud of uncertainty hanging over her after a troubled summer in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>When Sabalenka completed the \u2018Sunshine Double\u2019 by winning the WTA 1000 events on hard courts at Indian Wells and in Miami, she appeared to be the dominant force in the women\u2019s game.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, she has suffered horrible defeats that have cost her chances to win the French Open and Wimbledon, with he losses in the WTA 1000 events in Toronto and Cincinnati ahead of the US Open doing little to banish the idea that she is vulnerable.<\/p>\n<p>Now former British No 1 Greg Rusedski has suggested he does not expect her to revive her fortunes in time to lift another US Open title next month.<\/p>\n<h2>More Tennis News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-features\/wta-rankings-winners-losers-cincinnati-sabalenka-rybakina-falter-swiatek-avoids-disaster-ealas-new-high-raducanu-9\">WTA Rankings Winners &amp; Losers Cincinnati: Sabalenka, Rybakina flop, Swiatek run continues, Eala +2, Raducanu out of top 60<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/wta-tour\/2026-us-open-wide-open-aryna-sabalenka-competing-against-herself-serena-williams-former-coach\">Aryna Sabalenka \u2018on a slippery slope\u2019 as legendary coach reveals her biggest obstacle<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think she can turn it around,\u201d Rusedski told <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EwXW_PRpIHY\">talkSPORT via his podcast<\/a>. \u201cShe went out early in Cincinnati and she has not been as mentally strong as usual.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe thought at the beginning of the year when she reached the Australian Open final that she would have a couple of majors in the bag by the time she got to the US Open, but it hasn\u2019t happened. She really has come off the rails.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe women\u2019s draw is wide open. We\u2019ve see Iga Swiatek come back to win in Canada, Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula got the finals in Cincinnati and it\u2019s wide open for the US Open.\u201d<\/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>Rusedski also suggested Filipina superstar Alex Eala will make a big impression in New York, as he backed the 21-year-old to improve on her performance at Wimbledon last month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is one big superstar coming through on the WTA Tour and it\u2019s Eala,\u201d added Rusedski.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe is really saving the WTA Tour at the moment and she is a breath of fresh air for the sport.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s going to be seeded for the US Open and that should help her to get through the first couple of rounds. After that, I\u2019m backing her to better her performance at Wimbledon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEala had the best result for any player from the Philippines when she reached the last-16 at Wimbledon and I think she can do even better at the US Open and reach the quarter-finals or better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/2026-us-open-favourites-sabalenka-below-par-rybakina-injured-pegula-gauff-swiatek-eala\">2026 US Open favourites: Sabalenka below par, Rybakina injured, Pegula, Gauff, Swiatek, Eala in form<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former US Open finalist makes big Alex Eala prediction as she prepares to shine in New York Kevin Palmer 23 Aug 2026 7:30 PM Aryna Sabalenka and Alex Eala The battle for this year\u2019s women\u2019s title at the US Open looks set to be wide open and former finalist Greg Rusedski has made a couple [&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-2107902","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\/2107902","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=2107902"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2107902\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2107902"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2107902"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2107902"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}