{"id":172991,"date":"2025-08-25T00:24:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T00:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/172991\/"},"modified":"2025-08-25T00:24:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T00:24:14","slug":"alex-eala-vs-clara-tauson-2025-us-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/172991\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Eala vs Clara Tauson \u2013 2025 US Open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"ai-summary-warning-label\" class=\"ai-summary-warning-container__label\">This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tAlex Eala claims a piece of history as she advances to the second round of the US Open following a thrilling three-set win over world No. 15 Clara Tauson of Denmark\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>MANILA, Philippines \u2013 Alex Eala made history as the first Filipino to win a Grand Slam main draw match in the Open era following a pulsating 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (11) win over world No. 15 Clara Tauson of Denmark in New York on Sunday, August 24 (Monday, August 25, Manila time).<\/p>\n<p>Down 1-5 in the third and final set, Eala refused to let up and won the next five games to drag Tauson to a tiebreak, where the Filipina held her nerve to advance to the second round.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Eala will next face either Spain\u2019s Cristina Bucsa or USA\u2019s Claire Liu.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">13-11 in the match tiebreak!<\/p>\n<p>Alexandra Eala is the first Filipina woman to record a singles win at a Grand Slam in the Open Era! \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\udded <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wU4v4qxKr7\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/wU4v4qxKr7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 US Open Tennis (@usopen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/usopen\/status\/1959715145061662953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">August 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rappler.com\/sports\/tennis-results-alex-eala-clara-tauson-us-open-august-24-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"449\" height=\"279\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/alex-eala-august-24-2025-3.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-3059248 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Amazing Alex Eala stuns world No. 15 to claim historic win in US Open\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Third set<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Eala advances to the second round as she wins the tiebreak, 13-11<\/li>\n<li>Tiebreak once again tied, now at 11-11 <\/li>\n<li>Tauson refusing to give up as she once again knots the count, 9-9<\/li>\n<li>Tauson ties the tiebreak at 8-8 after that forehand volley winner <\/li>\n<li>Eala fires three straight winners to mount an 8-4 tiebreak lead<\/li>\n<li>Eala scores on backhand winner for a 4-2 lead in the tiebreak<\/li>\n<li>Tauson holds serve as she forces a tiebreak, 6-6 <\/li>\n<li>Make that five straight won games for Eala, who seizes the upper hand at 6-5 <\/li>\n<li>Tauson double faults as Eala ties the count at 5-5 <\/li>\n<li>Eala inches closer as Tauson sees her lead cut to 5-4<\/li>\n<li>Eala breaks Tauson as she closes the gap to 3-5 <\/li>\n<li>Eala holds serve to stay alive, but she has a lot of catching up to do as she trails 2-5<\/li>\n<li>Tauson on the verge of advancing to the second round as she leads 5-1<\/li>\n<li>Tauson breaks Eala for the second time in the third set for a commanding 4-1 lead<\/li>\n<li>Tauson now ahead 3-1<\/li>\n<li>Tauson breaks Eala to go up 2-1<\/li>\n<li>Tauson holds serve to tie it at 1-1<\/li>\n<li>Eala regains her groove as she takes the first game, 1-0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Second set<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tauson has turned things around as she drags Eala to a deciding set, 6-2<\/li>\n<li>Tauson wins the break point for a 5-2 lead <\/li>\n<li>Tauson regains a two-game lead, 4-2<\/li>\n<li>Eala finally holds serve in the second set to get within 2-3<\/li>\n<li>Tauson holds serve to push her lead to 3-1<\/li>\n<li>Tauson once again blanks Eala as the Dane breaks the Filipina anew for a 2-1 lead<\/li>\n<li>Eala returns the favor to tie the count at 1-1<\/li>\n<li>Tauson breaks Eala with a shutout in the first game, 1-0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"760\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/alex-eala-august-24-2025-1.jpg\" alt=\"Racket, Sport, Tennis\" class=\"wp-image-3059198\"  \/>PUMPED. The Philippines\u2019 Alexandra Eala reacts during her first round match against Denmark\u2019s Clara Tauson in the 2025 US Open.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"748\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/alex-eala-august-24-2025-2.jpg\" alt=\"Ball, Sport, Tennis\" class=\"wp-image-3059197\"  \/>BACKHAND. The Philippines\u2019 Alexandra Eala in action during her first round match against Denmark\u2019s Clara Tauson in the 2025 US Open. <\/p>\n<p>First set<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Eala breaks Tauson as she wins the first set, 6-3<\/li>\n<li>Eala holds serve to gain a 5-3 lead<\/li>\n<li>Tauson nails her sixth ace to end the seventh game as she cuts her deficit to 3-4 <\/li>\n<li>Eala shuts out Tauson in the sixth game to go up 4-2<\/li>\n<li>Eala breaks an error-plagued Tauson to seize the upper hand, 3-2 <\/li>\n<li>Eala once again holds serve for a 2-2 tie<\/li>\n<li>Tauson fires a bunch of aces to regain the lead at 2-1<\/li>\n<li>Eala holds serve to pull level at 1-1<\/li>\n<li>Tauson utilizes her strong serve as she gets the opening game, 1-0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Preview<\/p>\n<p>Alex Eala has not made it past the first round of a Grand Slam event.<\/p>\n<p>But the 20-year-old Filipina can change that as she battles Denmark\u2019s Clara Tauson in her US Open main draw debut in New York on Sunday, August 24 (Monday, August 25, Manila time).<\/p>\n<p>Eala, who has enjoyed a meteoric rise this season that saw her climb as high as No. 56 in the world rankings, looks to make a splash in the fourth and final Grand Slam of the year following first-round exits in the French Open and Wimbledon.<\/p>\n<p>Getting past Tauson, though, is a tall order as the Dane has gone as far as the fourth round in Grand Slams, doing so in the French Open in 2024 and in Wimbledon this year.<\/p>\n<p>Ranked 15th in the world and seeded 14th in the tournament, the 22-year-old Tauson boasts of three WTA singles titles and is fresh from a semifinal appearance in the Canadian Open earlier this August.<\/p>\n<p>The match marks the first-ever encounter between Eala and Tauson, with the winner facing either Spain\u2019s Cristina Bucsa or the USA\u2019s Claire Liu in the second round.<\/p>\n<p>Start of play has been pushed back to 1:50 am as the first match at the Grandstand had just finished. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rappler.com\/sports\/where-watch-alex-eala-us-open-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Where to watch: Alex Eala in 2025 US Open)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rappler.com\/sports\/alex-eala-opponent-main-draw-debut-us-open-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"449\" height=\"299\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/alex-eala-tennis-china-2024.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-2842774 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Alex Eala battles world No. 15 in US Open main draw debut\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t \t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013<strong> Rappler.com<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article. 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