LIVE: Alex Eala at 2025 French Open first round vs Emiliana Arango

• Alex Eala, the Filipino tennis rising star, makes her Grand Slam main draw debut at the French Open 2025. She opens her Roland Garros big against World No. 88 Emiliana Arango  of Colombia on Sunday.

Philippines’ Alexandra Eala returns the ball to Colombia’s Emiliana Arango, during their first round match of the French Tennis Open, at the Roland-Garros stadium, in Paris, Sunday May 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

LIVE: Alex Eala at 2025 French Open first round vs Emiliana Arango

MANILA, Philippines — Alex Eala shook off a rough start and a rain delay, but couldn’t complete the comeback in her Grand Slam women’s singles main draw debut.

Eala fell short in her first French Open appearance, losing to Colombia’s Emiliana Arango, 0-6, 6-2, 3-6, in the first round on Sunday (Manila time) at Court 6 of Roland Garros in Paris.

The Filipino tennis sensation, who turned 20 on Friday, got blanked by the World No.85 Arango in the opening set, where Eala gave up 17 of her total 44 unforced errors in the match.

LIVE UPDATES: Alex Eala vs Emiliana Arango

Philippines’ Alexandra Eala returns the ball to Colombia’s Emiliana Arango, during their first round match of the French Tennis Open, at the Roland-Garros stadium, in Paris, Sunday May 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

• FINAL: Alex Eala falls short in her Roland Garros debut, yielding to Emiliana Arango of Colombia. The Filipino ace exits the French Open in the first round.
• Arango staves off Eala in the eighth game. She’s on the verge of victory with a 5-3 lead
• Eala takes the seventh game. She is still trailing Arango, 3-4.
• Arango regains momentum, taking a 4-2 lead.
• Eala prevails in a hard-fought fifth game to keep Arango within striking distance, 2-3.
• Eala falls short in the fourth game, as Arango mounts a two-point lead, 3-1.
• Eala completes a comeback in the third game to cut Arango’s lead down to 2-1.
• Arango continues to dominate Eala with a commanding 2-0 lead in the third set.
• Arango bags the first game of Set 3.
• Alex Eala forces a deciding Set 3 after dominating Arango in the second set, 6-2.
• Eala takes a 5-2 advantage, inching a game closer to forcing a third set.
• Eala stretches her lead to 4-2 after winning the sixth game.
• Eala resumes the match with a first point in the sixth game.
• Eala and Arango reenter the court after a rain delay. The Filipino tennis sensation leads Set 2, 3-2, seeking to force a decider.
• Weather delay. The match between Eala and Arango has been suspended due to rain.
• Arango stops the bleeding, winning the fifth game to trim Eala’s lead to 3-2.
• Eala continues to build momentum with a 3-1 lead.
• Eala blanks Arango in the third game for a 2-1 lead in Set 2.
• Arango ties the set, 1-1, after erasing Eala’s 40-15 lead.
• Alex Eala opens Set 2 with a 1-0 lead.
• Eala had 17 unforced errors in Set 1.
• Alex Eala gets blanked, 6-0, in the opening set of her French Open debut.
• Arango remains unstoppable with a 5-0 spread.
• Eala tied the fourth game, 30-all, but her errors handed Arango a 4-0 lead.
• Alex Eala continues to struggle, trailing Arango 0-3.
• Arango takes a 2-0 lead after dominating the second game.
• Arango survives Eala in the extended first game for a 1-0 advantage.
• Arango ends the long rally for a 30-15 lead in the first game.
• Alex Eala scores her first point!
• Filipino fans in Paris cheering for Eala as she enters the court.
• Alex Eala makes her women’s Grand Slam main draw debut at Roland Garros vs Emiliana Arango of Colombia.

Sunday, May 25

• 7pm (estimated) – Alex Eala vs Emiliana Arango

Alex Eala’s main draw debut at Roland Garros live on beIN SPORTS in the Philippines. The network holds the broadcast rights for the French Open tournament in Asia.

Matches will be available through beIN SPORTS CONNECT, its live streaming app.

Alex Eala set for Grand Slam debut at Roland Garros

Tennis – Madrid Open – Park Manzanares, Madrid, Spain – April 24, 2025 Philippines’ Alexandra Eala in action during her round of 64 match against Poland’s Iga Swiatek REUTERS/Juan Medina

PARIS — Alexandra Eala believes she can move up to the next level after her impressive run in Miami this year as she becomes the first woman from the Philippines to compete in a Grand Slam at the French Open.

The 20-year-old will open her French Open campaign against another Grand Slam debutant, Emiliana Arango of Colombia, in the opening round on the red clay of Roland Garros on Sunday.

“Being the first is a big deal because it gives other people courage to do the same and follow the same path,” Eala told journalists.

Tennis – Madrid Open – Park Manzanares, Madrid, Spain – April 24, 2025 Philippines’ Alexandra Eala reacts during her round of 64 match against Poland’s Iga Swiatek REUTERS/Juan Medina

MANILA, Philippines — Alex Eala makes her Grand Slam women’s singles main draw debut against Colombia’s Emiliana Arango in the first round of the 2025 French Open on Sunday afternoon (Manila time).

Eala, who turns 20 on Friday, was drawn in Section 2 of the bracket and will take on the World No. 88, a three-time ITF champion. Arango, 24, reached a career-high WTA ranking of No. 79.

Eala is on a collision course with her 2023 Asian Games semifinals tormentor, Qinwen Zheng of China. If she advances, she faces the winner of the match between Zheng and Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.

MANILA, Philippines — Filipino tennis sensation Alex Eala is set to make her women’s Grand Slam main draw debut at the 2025 French Open.

Eala, who turned 20 on Friday (May 23), enters Roland Garros with momentum after breaking into the top 70 of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) world rankings.

Tennis – Madrid Open – Park Manzanares, Madrid, Spain – April 24, 2025 Philippines’ Alexandra Eala reacts during her round of 64 match against Poland’s Iga Swiatek REUTERS/Juan Medina

MANILA, Philippines—Alex Eala’s rise in WTA world rankings continued on Monday ahead of her first main draw in Roland Garros.

In the most recent development, Eala notched another career-high spot as the 69th best women’s tennis player in the world.

READ: No slowing down Alex Eala’s ascent despite early exits

After competing in the Italian Open in Rome, the Filipino tennis ace improved one spot above her previous career-high of 70.

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