Alexandra Eala is currently preparing for a busy North American hard-court swing, which concludes with the US Open.
And while she may have just suggested that grass is her strongest surface, Eala will be eager to enjoy similar success on hard courts.
Eala turns to the Washington Open first, followed by events in Toronto and Cincinnati before the Grand Slam in New York.
And her history there is one of three reasons why the WTA superstar can be quietly confident of a lengthy US Open stay this time around.
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Alexandra Eala enjoys positive US Open debut
While it wasn’t as successful as her Wimbledon heroics this year, the Filipina superstar did manage to enjoy a positive start to her US Open career.
Eala reached the US Open second round on debut, shocking 14th seed Clara Tauson before falling to Cristina Bucsa.
She is much more of a US Open dark horse than a favourite, which should play into her favour and allow her to avoid the limelight, as much as that is possible with her stunning popularity.
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Wimbledon witnesses Grand Slam history for the Philippines
Just as she will have confidence from last year’s efforts, the 21-year-old also has recent success to build upon.
Eala reached the fourth round of Wimbledon, enjoying her best-ever major run and a Philippines Grand Slam record, which was celebrated in style in her home nation.
The youngster is under immense pressure to perform for her nation, but she’s been doing a fantastic job of late, and it doesn’t look like slowing down.
Alexandra Eala’s fans will turn up in huge numbers at the US Open
In that light, Eala is certain to gain huge support once more when she travels to Flushing Meadows for the US Open.
Her fans turned up in massive numbers last time out, as they do at essentially every single tournament she plays in.
It’s an enormous boost before she even starts the match, with such support motivating her and often intimidating her opponents.
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