00:00After one of the toughest losses of her career, Alex Ayala has little time to recover as she turns her focus on her Wimbledon main draw debut.
00:09Ayala missed out on her first WTA title after losing to Australia's Maya Joint 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 in the East Bend Open Final on Saturday, June 28.
00:20But the 20-year-old Filipina must quickly move on as she prepares to face defending champion Barbara Karichikova of the Czech Republic in her Wimbledon debut on Tuesday, July 1.
00:31Ayala says in a post, quote,
00:33This has to be one of the toughest losses of my early career, but I firmly believe that it's these moments that make you stronger and shape your character.
00:40Ayala became the first Filipina to reach a WTA final.
00:43It's a big deal for me and, you know, for my country too, because it's historic.
00:50It's the first time any Filipina has done anything.
00:57That's also why I'm so emotional, but, you know, it's only the first.
