Alex Eala takes on Caty McNally in Canadian Open round of 32

TORONTO, ONTARIO – AUGUST 05: Alexandra Eala of the Philippines serves to Alycia Parks of the United States during day four of the National Bank Open Presented by Rogers at Sobeys Stadium on August 05, 2026 in Toronto, Ontario. Matthew Stockman/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by MATTHEW STOCKMAN / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

MANILA, Philippines —Alex Eala faces another American, Caty McNally, in the round of 32 of the 2026 Canadian Open in Toronto on Saturday.

Their match is scheduled for not earlier than 8 a.m. (Philippine time) at center court.

Eala seeks to keep her momentum going in the WTA 1000 tournament after overcoming Alycia Parks, 6-1, 4-6, 6-2, on Thursday to advance to the third round.

READ: Alex Eala slowly becoming more versatile, complete player

The No. 25 seed Eala will face McNally for the first time after the American stunned Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova, 7-6 (5), 6-1.

The World No. 70 McNally also took down Tatjana Maria in the first round, 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-1.

The 24-year-old McNally reached a career-high ranking of No. 50 last June and has already won two WTA 125 titles, just like Eala. She has reached the second round of the Australian Open twice, the second round of the French Open this year and the second round of Wimbledon. Her best Grand Slam outing came at the 2020 US Open, where she reached the third round a year after making her debut.

READ: Alex Eala enters top 20 in WTA rankings after DC Open win

McNally was also a runner-up in the US Open doubles in 2020 and 2021.

The Filipino tennis ace is gunning for her first WTA 1000 title after earning her first WTA Tour title at the Mubadala DC Open.

Eala and partner Venus Williams bowed out in the first round of the Canadian Open doubles, falling to Liudmila Samsonova and Miyu Kato, 4-6, 3-6.

McNally, teaming up with Coco Gauff, reached the round of 16 after surviving Gabriela Dabrowski and Ekaterina Alexandrova, 3-6, 6-3, 11-9.