Alex Eala set to debut in 2025 French Open

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00:00After her Cinderella run at the Miami Open,

00:04Filipina Tennis ace Alex Ayala is set to make her debut

00:07in the main draw of Grand Slam tournaments this year.

00:11First on the list is the French Open,

00:13which will begin from May 25 to June 8.

00:16Here's a report from Jamaica Bayaka.

00:20For the first time in your professional tennis career,

00:23Filipino tennis sensation Alex Ayala

00:25will play in the main draw of the prestigious Grand Slam tournament.

00:28Following her historic run at the Miami Open recently,

00:32Ayala's world ranking has risen to number 73,

00:35a new career high for the 19-year-old player.

00:37Now that she's in the top 100 of the Women's Tennis Association or WTA,

00:41her spot in the Grand Slam tournament is secured,

00:44including her upcoming debut at the French Open.

00:47Of course, I'm excited for the Grand Slam's ahead.

00:51Roland Garros, I know that I will be in the main draw.

00:55So, I'm very excited about that.

00:59My first time to be in the main draw.

01:02So, it's a new experience and, you know, everything to gain.

01:08Ayala also shared that she has started practicing on a clay course

01:11to prepare for the Grand Slam tournament.

01:13Confidence is there, definitely.

01:15I think the shots are really high in quality after the week I just had.

01:23I haven't been on clay in roughly a year.

01:27So, it's been a while since I've stepped on clay,

01:30but that's really how it goes.

01:31The grass plus the hard season is very long.

01:35So, I'm just trying to adjust my game,

01:37like feel around the court and feel comfortable with the clay.

01:40If there's anyone Ayala looks up to the French Open,

01:44it's her mentor Rafael Nadal,

01:45who is considered the king of clay

01:47after winning 14 titles at Roland Garros.

01:50Rafa has been a big role model,

01:54not just for me, I think for everybody.

01:56He's such a huge role model.

01:59And to be mentioned in the same breath,

02:03it's nice to hear.

02:05And of course, Roland Garros meant so much to him as a player.

02:11He's achieved so much.

02:14And I'm trying to just make my own path

02:17and do, you know,

02:21not just because I want to do well in Roland Garros,

02:24not just because Rafa did well there.

02:25I want to do well there because it's what I want to do.

02:29And I believe that I can do well on the Grand Slam of clay.

02:33Before her highly anticipated debut at the French Open,

02:37Ayala will compete in the Oveira's Ladies Open in Portugal

02:39from April 14 to 20,

02:41followed by the Mutua Madrid Open in Spain

02:43from April 22 to May 4.

02:45Jamaica Bayaca from the National TV Network

02:48for a new and better Philippines.

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