Eala, 20, became the first Filipino player in the Open Era to win a singles match in a Grand Slam main draw. She beat No. 14 seed Clara Tauson in three sets, 6–3, 2–6, 7–6 (13–11). At one point in the last set, Eala trailed 1–5.

Twenty-year-old Quezon City-born tennis prodigy Alex Eala continues her meteoric rise in the sport as she becomes the first Filipino to win a Grand Slam singles tournament main draw match in the US Open in a come-from-behind victory against world No. 14 Clara Tauson.