Tennis player Alex Eala, umaasang masungkit ang ginto sa kaniyang unang sali sa Asian Games

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00:00 Although there is still no sign of defeat in his fights in Asian Games,

00:05 tennis superstar Alex Ayala has not denied that it is a big challenge to cut the thread

00:11 in his first chance to play in the so-called Continental Meet.

00:15 This is Kay Asuncion's report.

00:17 Alex Ayala is still unbeaten until now as the 2022 US Open Junior Girls Champion

00:26 since he passed his fights in the 19th Asian Games.

00:29 In the Women's Singles event, he played where in his opening match,

00:33 he defeated the Pakistani rival Sara Khan in the score of 6-6.

00:40 Ayala won again against Rutuha Bosal and India 7-6 at 62 in Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Tennis Court

00:48 which is the reason why he won the quarterfinals.

00:52 Before he went back to Asian Games, he played in the Women's Tennis Association Rank 190

00:58 at the International Tennis Federation W100 Tokyo, Japan Open Tennis Championships 2023 and Guangzhou Open.

01:06 In the interview of CMG Filipino Service to Ayala,

01:09 through the games he said, he already had an idea on the quality of his opponents in Asian Games.

01:15 The players are almost the same, the top seeds are also in Guangzhou, the top seeds are also in Osaka.

01:23 So I already have an idea on the level of tennis.

01:28 But of course, the atmosphere of Asian Games is still different because it's a team event and of course everyone wants to win.

01:37 Although the pressure for Asian Games is high,

01:40 Ayala is the first timer to receive a medal for his country.

01:43 His priority is to give the Philippines its honor.

01:48 It's hard to say because in tennis, you have an opponent.

01:53 I will give everything that I have, that's for sure.

01:56 But they will also do the same.

01:58 So as long as I know that I've tried my best, then I think that's enough to make the country proud.

02:04 Meanwhile, with the personnel who support Ayala's fight,

02:08 the Philippine Ambassador to China Jaime Flor Cruz.

02:11 Aside from the Women's Seagulls event,

02:13 Ayala will also fight in the Mixed Doubles event alongside the National Team veteran Francis "KC" Alcantara.

02:19 KSNSYON for the country.