Alexandra Eala becomes Philippines’ first Grand Slam junior tennis champion

Eala was born in Quezon City in 2005. She took up the sport as a youngster and began competing in tournaments just before she was a teenager.

Her talent attracted scouts from the Rafa Nadal Academy in Manacor, Spain, where the girl relocated to focus on enhancing her game.

“My idol is obviously Rafa. He’s an excellent role model, some thing a lot of people should idolise and try to be, inch said Eala.

“The biggest point I notice in Rafa is how he fights until the end, how their thoughts are so clear. He’s so calm, but at the same time so fired up. I think I truly tried to channel that energy during this whole week. ”

At 14 years of age, Eala made the girl junior debut in the 2019 US Open. That year, the girl advanced to the second round of competition in Queens. The lady returned in 2021 and reached the quarterfinals.  

Between those years, Eala won 2 junior Grand Slam doubles titles. The first was at the 2020 Australian Open, as well as the second at the 2021 French Open.

This year’s ALL OF US Open was the girl first junior tournament since the Orange Bowl in Florida final December.

“I would say I am very happy with the method I handled every single point, ” the girl said in a post-match press conference.

“I had a great deal of moments in this competition where I was straight down, I could have lost, might have lost a set, and may have gotten mad easily, but I actually didn’t. I think our behaviour throughout the whole week is something I’m very happy with. ”