Rising star from the Philippines Alexandra “Alex” Eala was eliminated in the first round in her debut at Wimbledon on Tuesday, but she gave the defending women’s champion Barbora Krejcikova a scare, who had to power back from a set down to beat the Filipina.

Wimbledon defending champion Barbora Krejcikova tipped her hat to Alex Eala, believing she’s one of the next generation stars in tennis. Krejcikova needed to overcome a first-set meltdown before taking down the gritty Eala,

Krejcikova, seeded 17th in her title-retention campaign and ranked No. 16 in the world, gallant fought back from the opening-set loss while nursing a thigh injury that forced her to withdraw from the Eastbourne Open semifinals just days earlier.