Filipino tennis player Alex Eala (the Philippines' top-ranked women's player and 17th seed) defeated American qualifier Mary Stoiana 6-1, 6-2 in the first round of the US Open at Louis Armstrong Stadium in New York on Tuesday, advancing to the second round of the tournament for the second consecutive year. Eala dominated the match in one hour and 18 minutes, dropping just three games — her best result since a similarly commanding victory at Wimbledon earlier this year, where she reached the fourth round. She will next face Ukraine's Oleksandra Oliynykova in the round of 64, with a win potentially setting her up for a deeper run than her 2025 US Open campaign, which ended in the second round.