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<p><strong></strong>MANILA -- Alex Eala is now bound for New York for the prestigious US Open.</p><p>In an Instagram Story she posted Saturday, Eala took a selfie with caption, &quot;Coming for you NY&quot;.</p><div class="iframely-embed"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="height:250px;padding-bottom:0px"><iframe allowfullscreen="" allow="autoplay *; encrypted-media *; ch-prefers-color-scheme *" src="https://iframely.net/dAzxmTFo?theme=light&amp;v=1&amp;app=1" style="box-shadow:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) 0px 1px 3px"></iframe></div></div><script async="" src="https://iframely.net/embed.js"></script><p>Eala seeks a deep run in the tournament which now brags a $108-million prize fund (around P6.68 billion) — the richest purse in all Grand Slam history.</p><div><a class="fr-green" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/othersports/2026/8/21/us-open-2026-announces-record-breaking-prize-pool-player-focused-fund-initiative-1200"><strong>READ: US Open 2026 announces record-breaking prize pool, player-focused fund initiative<br/></strong></a></div><p>Players that will suffer early exits will still get a bigger payday as those eliminated in the opening round will walk away with $140,000 (P8.6 million), a jump of $30,000 or 27 percent from last year&#x27;s figure.</p><p>The current World No. 20 is continuing her North American swing in the US, where she made Philippine tennis history with her maiden WTA title — the DC Open.</p><div><a class="fr-green" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/othersports/2026/8/20/what-tennis-legends-think-of-alex-eala-1647"><strong>READ: What tennis legends think of Alex Eala<br/></strong></a></div><p>Eala has had enough rest after a Round of 16 exit at the Canadian Open, losing to Belinda Bencic, 4-6, 0-6, and a Round of 32 elimination at the Cincinnati Open after getting outlasted by Amanda Anisimova, 6-4, 4-6, 2-6.</p><p>When she was in the juniors level, she won the US Open, beating Lucie Havlickova in the finale in 2022.</p><p>She is expected to earn a seeding as the World No. 20 women&#x27;s tennis player.</p>

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'Coming for you NY': Alex Eala heads to New York for US Open

Kennedy Caacbay,

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Published August 22, 2026 02:49 PM PHT

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