Philippines’ Alexandra Eala performs a return to Spain’s Cristina Bucsa throughout their ladies’s singles second spherical tennis match on day 4 of the US Open tennis match on the USTA Billie Jean King Nationwide Tennis Middle in New York Metropolis, on August 27, 2025. (Picture by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP)

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Sunday praised tennis ace Alex Eala for changing into the primary Filipino to win a Ladies’s Tennis Affiliation (WTA) championship, calling it a proud second for the nation.

“Historical past has been written by Alex Eala as she turns into the primary Filipino to win a singles title!” Marcos wrote in a Fb submit.

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Eala defeated Panna Udvardy of Hungary in a three-set closing, 1-6, 7-5, 6-3, early Sunday (Philippine time) at Grandstand Caliente in Mexico.

Marcos stated Eala’s victory was additionally a triumph for the nation, as he vowed to increase higher help for Filipino athletes aspiring to comply with in her footsteps.

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“We are going to do every part to make sure that extra Filipino athletes comply with this path and showcase to the world the expertise and coronary heart of the Filipino,” Marcos wrote in Filipino.

Eala’s championship on the Guadalajara Open provides to her 5 Worldwide Tennis Federation singles titles and her 2022 US Open women’ trophy.

On August 25, she additionally defeated Clara Tauson of Denmark in a historic US Open victory./mcm