Camille Naredo

Alexandra Eala of the Philippines returns against Cristina Bucsa of Spain during their Women's Singles Second Round match on Day Four of the 2025 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 27, 2025 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. Elsa, Getty Images/AFP 

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 27: Alexandra Eala of the Philippines returns against Cristina Bucsa of Spain during their Women's Singles Second Round match on Day Four of the 2025 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 27, 2025 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.   Elsa/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by ELSA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

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2025 US Open - Day 4

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1756321380868AFP__20250827__2232405026__v1__HighRes__2025UsOpenDay4.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Alexandra Eala of the Philippines returns against Cristina Bucsa of Spain during their Women&#x27;s Singles Second Round match on Day Four of the 2025 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 27, 2025 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. Elsa, Getty Images/AFP"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Alexandra Eala of the Philippines returns against Cristina Bucsa of Spain during their Women&#x27;s Singles Second Round match on Day Four of the 2025 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 27, 2025 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. <em>Elsa, Getty Images/AFP</em></span></span></span></div><p>(<strong>UPDATED</strong>) Filipina tennis star Alex Eala bowed out of the 2025 US Open after a 6-4, 6-3 defeat to Spain&#x27;s Cristina Bucșa in the second round, Wednesday in New York (early Thursday in Manila).</p><p>It was a tough result for world no. 75 Eala, who committed 21 unforced errors throughout the match and converted just three of her nine break points.</p><p>A slight favorite against world no. 95 Bucșa, Eala had held her serve for a 4-3 advantage in the opening set. But she squandered two break points in the ensuing game, committing back-to-back unforced errors to keep Bucșa in the hunt.</p><p>The Spaniard pounced on the opportunity, firing a forehand winner and then an ace to tie the set and seize the momentum.</p><p>Bucșa went on to break Eala&#x27;s serve in the ensuing game for a 5-4 lead. She saved three break points in the tenth game, again relying on her forehand, before Eala committed two consecutive errors that clinched the set in Bucșa&#x27;s favor.</p><p>Errors continued to hound Eala in the second set, with a costly double fault in the fifth game handing Bucșa a 3-2 advantage. The Filipina stayed afloat after Bucșa committed a series of errors in the ensuing game, but Eala could not sustain her momentum.</p><p>Instead, Bucșa proceeded to break Eala&#x27;s serve in the seventh game to seize the lead and never looked back.</p><p>Despite the loss, the tournament was one to remember for the 20-year-old Eala, who had already made history when she stunned Danish 14th seed Clara Tauson in the first round, 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (13/11), to become the first player from the Philippines to win a singles match in a Grand Slam.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/othersports/2025/8/25/alex-eala-over-the-moon-after-bagging-historic-first-at-us-open-0905">READ: Alex Eala &#x27;over the moon&#x27; after bagging historic first at US Open</a></div><p>It was a new height for the Filipina, who burst into the scene in March earlier this year with a Cinderella run to the semifinals of the Miami Open. There, she defeated a handful of Grand Slam champions, including former world No. 1 Iga Swiatek of Poland.</p><p>Much like in her first round win against Tauson, Eala received great support from the Filipino fans who flocked to Court 7 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Eala would stay on to sign some autographs after her loss, thanking the fans who cheered her on despite the result.</p><p>Bucșa will play the winner of the showdown between 19th seed Elise Mertens of Belgium and New Zealand&#x27;s Lulu Sun.</p><p>Eala is the second Southeast Asian to exit the tournament, after Indonesian qualifier Janice Tjen succumbed to former US Open champion Emma Raducanu, 6-2, 6-1.</p><p>Like Eala, Tjen recorded a historic victory in the first round when she upset Russian 24th seed Veronika Kudermetova. However, she was ousted by Raducanu, who booked her place in the third round with a clinical performance.</p><p>Raducanu, who made history with her fairytale US Open triumph four years ago when she became the first qualifier ever to win a Grand Slam title, will face either ninth seed Elena Rybakina or Tereza Valentova in the third round. -- <strong>with Agence France-Presse; Dyan Castillejo, ABS-CBN News</strong></p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EUQs4d93dcE?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>Filipina tennis star Alex Eala bowed out of the 2025 US Open after a 6-4, 6-3 defeat to Spain's Cristina Bucșa in the second round, Wednesday in New York (early Thursday in Manila).</p>

Filipina tennis star Alex Eala bowed out of the 2025 US Open after a 6-4, 6-3 defeat to Spain's Cristina Bucșa in the second round, Wednesday in New York (early Thursday in Manila).

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Tennis: Alex Eala bows out of US Open with loss to Spain's Bucșa

Camille B. Naredo,

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Published August 28, 2025 02:36 AM PHT

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