00:00Alex Ayala says she makes it a point to represent the country in the best way possible.
00:30I'm very glad to be represented. There's always going to be a flag next to your name. It's always going to relate to your identity. So I think it's so important and it's a part of loving yourself is loving where you come from and being proud of it.
00:44Ayala put the Philippines on the tennis map as she enjoys what has been a historic year in her career.
00:50Currently ranked 56th in the world, she competed in her first WTA final in the Eastburn Open in June and became the first Filipino in the Open era to see action in the Wimbledon main draw.
