Manila, Aug. 28 -- Filipina tennis ace Alexandra Eala ended her US Open campaign with a 4-6, 3-6 loss to Spanish Cristina Bucsa in the second round early Thursday morning (Manila time) at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, New York.

Eala, ranked 75th in the world, survived world No. 14 Carla Tauson of Denmark, 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (13-11), in the first round on Aug. 25.

Meanwhile, Bucsa hit 25 winners and served three aces to conquer Eala in one hour and 22 minutes.

The world No. 95 Bucsa won 65 percent of first serve points and 28 percent of second serve points.

She will now face the winner between No. 19 seed Elise Mertens of Belgium and Lulu Sun of New Zealand in the third round.

Eala's 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (13-11) win ...