Filipina Tennis Star Alex Eala will advnce to the second round of the US Open after defeating Mary Stoiana in 2 straight sets. The match only lasted for an hour and 17 minutes.

Haresh Ramchandani reports on WTA website, “Playing in front of a packed crowd at Louis Armstrong Stadium, Eala saved two break points in the opening game and stormed to a 5-0 lead. Stoiana, making her Grand Slam main-draw debut, managed to get on the scoreboard in the sixth game, but Eala held to love to close out the opening set 6-1. Eala faced break points in her first two service games of the second set but saved them both. After breaking for a 3-2 lead, she never looked back, closing out the match 6-1, 6-2 in 1 hour, 17 minutes.”

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In her post-match interview (embedded above), Eala said “It’s an amazing time for me to reflect on the past four year, but it’s also an amazing time for me to look ahead and, see my whole career ahead of me and see the people that I go through it with and, share the blessings with them. So I’m really, really grateful to be here. I’m on Louis Armstrong (Stadium), and I’m really grateful. I’m so happy.”

Here Are the Highlights: Mary Stoiana vs. Alexandra Eala | 2026 US Open Round 1

Alex Eala will face Ukraine’s Oleksandra Oliynykova in the second round. Oliynykova defeated American wild card Reese Brantmeier 6-4, 6-4 in her opening match. She leads Eala 1-0 in their head-to-head record, having won their previous meeting in three sets in Strasbourg earlier this year.