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FILE – Alexandra Eala of the Philippines serves in opposition to Lucie Havlickova of Czech Republic throughout their Junior Lady’s Singles Last match on Day 13 of the 2022 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King Nationwide Tennis Middle on September 10, 2022 within the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York Metropolis. Sarah Stier/Getty Photos/AFP
MANILA, Philippines — Alex Eala is unsure if she is going to see motion within the thirty second Southeast Asian Video games in Cambodia as she can be eyeing to play within the French Open as knowledgeable with each occasions coinciding in Might.
The 17-year-old Filipino mentioned she has but to speak to the nationwide crew relating to the schedule battle between the biennial meet from Might 5 to 17 and the qualifying spherical of the French Open.
“I do know that it’s round Might 6, I feel. However I might like to signify the Philippines once more within the SEA Video games. However from what I do know, it would intrude with the [qualifiers] of the French Open, and the preparation prior,” mentioned Eala throughout her homecoming press convention on Tuesday at Globe Tower.
“I haven’t but sat down with my crew and mentioned whether or not that’s one thing that’s going to be included within the schedule.”
Eala gained three bronze medals in her first SEA Video games stint, inserting third within the girls’s singles, girls’s crew play, and blended doubles final 12 months in Hanoi Vietnam.
The reigning US Open women’ champion revealed her plans for this 12 months, which embrace stints within the French Open and Wimbledon.
The Rafael Nadal Academy scholar mentioned she can be open to representing the nation within the Asian Video games in September nevertheless it nonetheless is determined by her schedule.
“I might love to affix the Asian Video games, I’ve by no means competed in that but. I’ve heard excellent tales and excellent experiences from different gamers,” Eala mentioned. “However once more, we’ve to verify if it collides with any of the essential tournaments that I plan to affix this 12 months. However positively, I’m tremendous open to becoming a member of and representing the crew, if it simply matches properly into the schedule.”
Eala, who’s presently the Ladies’s Tennis Affiliation’s world No. 217, earned her career-best rating of No.214.
The primary Filipino to win a Grand Slam singles title reached the primary draw of the Thailand Open however she misplaced to sixth seed Tatjana Maria of Germany, 2-6, 2-6, within the WTA) 250 occasion in Hua Hin final week.
Eala additionally made her first Grand Slam look as a professional within the 2023 Australian Open qualifying spherical, struggling an early exit by the hands of Japan’s Misaki Doi final month.
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