Alex Eala harbors big dreams: To be No. 1 and to win Grand Slams

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Filipina tennis ace Alex Eala says she wants to go as far as her career would take her, as she aims to become the number 1 female tennis player in the world and the first Filipino to win a Grand Slam.  Full story: https://www.rappler.com/sports/alex-eala-dreams-world-number-one-grand-slams/

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00:00Filipina tennis ace Alex Ayala says she wants to go as far as her career would take her,

00:06as she aims to become the No. 1 female tennis player in the world and the first Filipino to

00:11win a Grand Slam. Ayala says in an interview, quote,

00:14My belief is so strong, so my goals are exactly that, to be No. 1 and to win slams. More than

00:20that, it's just to reach my full potential. The 20-year-old still has more matches to play,

00:25even after her US Open run ended with a 6-4, 6-3 loss to Spain's Cristina Buxa in the second round

00:31on Thursday, August 28, Manila time. Ayala is set to compete in the Sao Paulo Open in Brazil from

00:36September 8 to 14. This will be Sao Paulo's first WTA tournament in 25 years. The tournament gives

00:43Ayala another chance to build on her impressive year, where she has already made history several

00:47times for the Philippines. In March, she gained global attention by beating Grand Slam champions

00:52Igas Wiatek, Madison Keys, and Jelena Ostapenko to reach the semi-finals of the Miami Open,

00:58becoming the first Filipino to reach the Final Four of a WTA 1000 event. Ayala later became the

01:04first Filipino in the Open era to compete in the main draws of both the French Open in May

01:08and Wimbledon in July, although she exited in the first round of both. Between those events,

01:13she also made history as the first Filipino to reach a WTA final, finishing runner-up to

01:18Australia's Maya Joint at the Eastburn Open.

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