US Open Tennis: Alex Eala is the biggest thing to come out of the Philippines since legendary boxer Manny Pacquiao

Filipino tennis player Alex Eala, 21, has been compared to legendary boxer Manny Pacquiao as the biggest sporting star to emerge from the Philippines in recent memory. Eala claimed a significant milestone by winning the Washington Open, generating enormous national support and expectation. She is set to compete at the US Open, which begins August 30 and will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Tennis.