Dannyka Manangan

Alex Eala expresses gratitude after US Open exit: ‘A forever kind of memory’

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Peter Andrew Acierto

Push Team

<p>Filipino tennis superstar Alex Eala had nothing but gratitude as she concluded her US Open journey earlier this week. In her Instagram post, the WTA-ranked 18 in the world shared some snaps to remember the run she had until the third round of the last Grand Slam tournament for the year.</p><div><br></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-14" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/Dc9jqAykt0Q/embed/?cr=1&v=14&wp=540&rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A14%2C%22os%22%3A19781058.400000002%2C%22ls%22%3A28400.299999999814%2C%22le%22%3A28841.099999999627%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="921" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-14" scrolling="no" style="background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 12px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br></div><p>Alex bowed out of the US Open following her loss against a familiar opponent, American player Iva Jovic, 7-5, 3-6, 7-5. Despite the loss, this is Alex&rsquo;s best result in the US Open as she exited in the second round back in 2025.&nbsp;</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2026/8/4/jessica-pegula-on-playing-against-alex-eala-she-s-tricky-to-play-against-1608"><strong>READ: Jessica Pegula on playing against Alex Eala: &lsquo;She&rsquo;s tricky to play against&rsquo;</strong></a></div><p>&ldquo;Live for the chase💙 Immense gratitude for what I&rsquo;ve been through this week. US Open &lsquo;26, a forever kind of memory,&rdquo; Alex wrote.</p><p>Players, friends, and fans of Alex shared all the good words and praises in the comment section for a successful run despite falling short.&nbsp;</p><p>&ldquo;You are amazing @alex.eala in every way!! 🔥 you made me love tennis!! Keep fighting! Keep levelling up! We are with you all the way,&rdquo; Karen Davila said.</p><p>&ldquo;You make us so proud! 🙌🏽❤️&zwj;🔥Iba ka,&rdquo; Jericho Rosales added.</p><p>&ldquo;You are amazing!!!❤️🙌👏 we are sooo mighty proud of youuuuu!!! You&rsquo;ve come so far and still got a loooong way ahead,&rdquo; Camille Prats maintained.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2026/8/8/venus-williams-praises-alex-eala-alex-is-a-world-star-0024"><strong>READ: Venus Williams praises Alex Eala: &lsquo;Alex is a world star&rsquo;</strong></a></div><p>During the post-match interview, Alex expressed how grateful she was for everything that&rsquo;s been happening in the past year. She maintained how fortunate she is to be supported by thousands of Filipinos&ndash;&ndash; seeing the flag of the country everywhere she plays. &nbsp;</p><p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s indescribable to sum up the support and how it makes me feel in just a few words. It&rsquo;s a real privilege to experience this in a lifetime. Playing in Arthur Ashe and feeling the support and being in those environments and learning all these lessons&ndash;&ndash; fighting and doing what I love. I&rsquo;m really happy and really lucky to have these opportunities, to have these people support me, and to be working hard&ndash;&ndash; to be able to work hard&ndash;&ndash; and to be able to live this life with how I am living it,&rdquo; she said.&nbsp;</p><p>Meanwhile, Alex will be suiting up for the National Team as she&rsquo;s set to play at the Asian Games where she&rsquo;s hoping to take home a Gold medal and the chance to qualify at the LA 2028 Olympic Games.&nbsp;</p>