Alexandra Eala became the first player from the Philippines in the Open Era to win a Grand Slam main-draw match with her first-round at the US Open. 

The 2022 US Open junior girls’ singles champion and World No. 70 Eala came back from a double break in the third set to upset No. 14 Clara Tauson, 6-3, 2-6, 7-6(11), and reach the second round of a Grand Slam for the first time.

On the Miami hard courts in the spring, the lefty — who at the time was ranked World No. 140 — sent shockwaves through the tennis stratosphere when she defeated three Grand Slam champions in a row — Jelena Ostapenko, Madison Keys, and Iga Swiatek — to earn a semi-final berth at the event.