Alexandra Eala vs Oleksandra Oliynykova — full preview, head-to-head breakdown and prediction for their SECOND ROUND match at the 2026 US Open at Flushing Meadows, New York. Alexandra vs Oleksandra, and Eala has a score to settle.
Alex Eala is through in style. The highest-seeded Filipina in Grand Slam history at No. 17 opened her campaign by sweeping aside American qualifier Mary Stoiana 6-1, 6-2, reaching the US Open second round for the second straight year. It caps a summer that produced the first WTA singles title ever won by a player from the Philippines — at the DC Open in Washington, past Qinwen Zheng, Leylah Fernandez, Elina Svitolina, Naomi Osaka and world No. 3 Jessica Pegula — plus a round-of-16 run in Toronto and a place inside the world's top 20.
Oleksandra Oliynykova is a genuinely awkward next assignment. The Ukrainian, whose career-high sits around World No. 65, came through a solid first round against American wild card Reese Brantmeier 6-4, 6-4, and she brings something almost nobody else in this section does: a win over Eala. She beat her 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 in the first round of the WTA 500 in Strasbourg in May, in a tight three-setter.
So Eala leads nothing here — Oliynykova leads the head-to-head 1-0. That was four months and an entire career transformation ago. This is the payback match, with a probable third-round meeting against No. 14 seed Iva Jovic waiting for the winner, and Coco Gauff beyond that.
🎾 IN THIS VIDEO
- How Oliynykova beat Eala in Strasbourg and whether it repeats
- What's changed in Eala's game since May
- The path ahead: Jovic, Gauff and the second week
- Prediction and predicted scoreline
📊 MATCH INFO
Tournament: 2026 US Open (Grand Slam)
Round: Second Round — Women's Singles
Players: Alexandra Eala (PHI, 17th seed) vs Oleksandra Oliynykova (UKR)
Head-to-head: Oliynykova leads 1-0 (Strasbourg 2026, 3-6 7-5 6-3)
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Venue: USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows, New York
💬 Does Alex get her revenge? Predicted scoreline in the comments.
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