21-year-old Filipino tennis player Alexandra Eala has won the DC Open title. She defeated top seed American Jessica Pegula 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 in the final, which lasted two days due to rain, to win her first career WTA Singles title.

With this, she became the first Filipino woman player to win a WTA Singles title. Meanwhile, in the men’s category, American Taylor Fritz won the title by defeating Spain’s Rafael Jodar.

Won the last 8 consecutive games after losing the first set

The final had to be stopped on Sunday due to rain. At that time, Jessica Pegula had won the first set 6-4, while Eala was leading 2-1 in the second set.

When the game resumed on Monday, Eala made a spectacular comeback. She leveled the match by winning the second set 6-4. After that, she did not give Pegula a single chance to win a game in the decisive set and won the set and the match 6-0. Eala clinched the title by winning the last 8 consecutive games.

After the victory, she became emotional on the court. Tears were in her eyes, and she celebrated the biggest achievement of her career.

Eala says, ‘Wining the WTA 500 title is an incredible moment’

After winning the title, Eala said that at the beginning of the week, she never thought she would lift this trophy.

She said that winning a 500-level tournament is incredible and a big milestone for her. Eala mentioned that she was very nervous and everything happened suddenly.

The excitement of the match and the support of the spectators

During the match, Philippine flags were visible in the stadium, and the spectators strongly supported Eala. Pegula said that playing against her was not fun, but she really liked the atmosphere there. Eala won the title by defeating all three top-seeded players during the tournament.

In the men’s category, Taylor Fritz became the champion

In the men’s final, third seed Taylor Fritz defeated Rafael Joder 7-6 (2), 6-4. Fritz broke Joder’s serve twice at the start of the second set. He breathed a sigh of relief after winning his 11th career title. Fritz said he only felt relief when the match was over.

Manny Pacquiao congratulates

On Eala’s victory, former boxing champion Manny Pacquiao congratulated her on social media. He wrote that Eala’s comeback showed the heart of the Filipino people and called her our new champion. Eala made it to the WTA Finals for the first time with her tournament debut.