{
  "id": 3431166,
  "title": "Alex Eala and Felix Auger-Aliassime bow out of US Open mixed doubles",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/alex-eala-and-felix-auger-aliassime-bow-out-of-us-open-mixed-doubles-3431166",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T04:41:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/tennis/2026/08/26/alex-eala-and-felix-auger-aliassime-bow-out-of-us-open-mixed-doubles/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Alex Eala and her Canadian partner Felix Auger-Aliassime were eliminated from the US Open mixed doubles in the first round after a swift 4-1, 4-1 defeat to Ukrainian Elina Svitolina and Frenchman Gael Monfils. Their match concluded in a mere 39 minutes at the Louis Armstrong Stadium in New York. The earlier three rounds of mixed doubles employ sets of four games, which shifted to the standard six games in subsequent rounds. The Eala and Auger-Aliassime duo committed a total of eight unforced errors, while their opponents managed just one. In terms of points scored, the Ukrainian-French pairing claimed 34, compared to the Filipino-Canadian team's 23. Following this setback, Svitolina and Monfils will face off against Katerina Siniakova and Henry Patten, who had previously outplayed Aryna Sabalenka and Novak Djokovic in a grueling 1-4, 4-2, 10-2 victory. Eala will now shift her focus to the women's singles, where she enters the tournament at number 18 in the WTA rankings, making her the highest-ranked Southeast Asian woman to compete in the Grand Slam of the year. The draw for the remaining matches will take place on Thursday.",
  "summary": "Filipina tennis star Alex Eala and her Canadian partner Felix Auger-Aliassime bowed out of the US Open mixed doubles in the first round following their straight-sets loss to Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils. The husband-and-wife team of Monfils and Svitolina needed only 39 minutes to wrap up a 4-1, 4-1 win at Louis Armstrong Stadium in New York. The first three rounds of the mixed doubles at the…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Alex Eala and Felix Auger-Aliassime bow out of US Open mixed doubles",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/alex-eala-and-felix-auger-aliassime-bow-out-of-us-open-mixed-doubles",
        "published": "2026-08-26T04:41:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Serena Williams, Carlos Alcaraz fall in US Open mixed doubles quarterfinal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/serena-williams-carlos-alcaraz-fall-in-us-open-mixed-doubles",
        "published": "2026-08-26T06:31:58.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}