00:00Filipina tennis star Alex Ayala made history after securing her first-ever victory in the main draw of the U.S. Open, defeating 14-seed Clara Tausson off Denmark's 63-2-6, 76-13-11.
00:14Ayala took the opening set 63 before Tausson rallied back to claim the second 62.
00:19Despite falling behind 1-5 in the decisive set, Ayala showed remarkable resilience, forcing a nerve-wracking tiebreak.
00:26In the end, Ayala closed out the match 13-11 in the breaker to seal a historic triumph, becoming the first Filipina to ever win a singles main draw match at the Grand Slam Tournament.
00:37With the victory, Ayala advances to the second round where she will face the winner between Cristina Busca of Spain and Claire Liu of the U.S.A.
00:47It's so special, you know. They make me more and more special, you know. To be Filipino is something I take so much pride in.
00:56Uh, yeah. Um, and you know, I don't have a home tournament, so to be able to have this community here at the U.S. Open, like.
01:10I'm so, I'm so grateful that they made me feel like I'm home.
01:14I'm so grateful that they made me feel like I'm so grateful that they made me feel like I'm so grateful that they made me feel like I'm so grateful that they made me feel like I'm so grateful that they made me feel like I'm so grateful that they made me feel like I'm so grateful that they made me feel like I'm so grateful that they made me feel like I'm so grateful that they made me feel like I'm so grateful that they made me feel like I'm so grateful that they made me feel like I'm so grateful that they made me feel like I'm so grateful that they made me feel like I'm so grateful that they made me feel like I'm so grateful that they made me feel like I'm so grateful that they made me feel like I'm so grateful that they made me feel like I'm so grateful that they made me feel like I'm so grateful that they made me feel like I'm so grateful that they made me feel like I'm so grateful that they made me feel like I'm so grateful that they made me feel like I
