Alex Eala relished her Centre Court debut in Wimbledon despite falling to defending champion Barbora Krejcikova of Czech Republic in the women’s singles first round on Tuesday. Eala may have missed the chance to follow up her strong first-set win in the 6-3,

Despite her early exit at Wimbledon, Alex Eala was still living her dream. The 20-year-old Filipina took to Instagram to reflect on her Centre Court debut on July 1 against reigning champion Barbora Krejcikova in the opening round.

Looking back on her Wimbledon debut, where she exited in the first round, but pushed reigning champion Barbora Krejcikova to three sets at the Centre Court of a Grand Slam, Eala realized she was exactly where she needed to be. In her first post after the loss, the current world No. 56 shared a heartfelt reflection.