Alex Eala seeded No. 17 at US Open, faces qualifier in first round

FILE– Alexandra Eala in action during the US Open mixed doubles tournament. 

MANILA, Philippines— Alex Eala will face a qualifier in the first round of the US Open women’s singles tournament.

Eala was seeded No. 17 at Flushing Meadows in New York after the men’s and women’s singles brackets were released early Friday.

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Qualifiers are ongoing, and main-draw action begins August 30.

Eala, currently at a career-best No. 18 in the WTA rankings, is making her second women’s main-draw appearance at the US Open, where she is also a former girls’ Grand Slam champion.

Should Eala advance to the second round anew, she will face the winner between Oleksandra Oliynykova and Reese Brantmeier, a wildcard.

Also in her section of the draw are No. 14 seed Iva Jovic, who takes on Magdalena Fręch, and Magda Linette, who also faces a qualifier in the first round.

Last year, the Filipino tennis ace reached the Round of 64 after beating Clara Tauson in a breakthrough Grand Slam win.