Filipino artist Pau Tiu supports Alex Eala at the 2026 U.S. Open
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 3, 2026, 9:16 AM
Last updated Sep 3, 2026
Artist Pau Tiu is producing custom posters to support tennis player Alex Eala during her 2026 U.S. Open debut in New York. Eala secured a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Mary Stoiana in her opening match Tuesday night at Louis Armstrong Stadium. The performance follows Eala’s recent success in August when she became the first Filipino player to win a WTA Tour singles title at the D.C. Open. Tiu, who runs the studio Bad Student, has distributed these posters to Filipino fans attending the matches to foster a sense of community. Eala is scheduled to face Oleksandra Oliynykova in her next match on Thursday. Tiu continues to design and print new materials for the event, coordinating with collaborators to share the work internationally.
- •Alex Eala defeated Mary Stoiana 6-1, 6-2 in her first U.S. Open match.
- •Pau Tiu produces custom 'LABAN ALEX' posters for fans at the U.S. Open.
- •Eala faces Oleksandra Oliynykova in a match scheduled for Thursday.
- •Eala won her first WTA Tour singles title at the D.C. Open in August.
- •The supporter posters feature the Sampaguita, the national flower of the Philippines.
- 9:16 AMYahoo Sports — At the U.S. Open, a Filipino artist finds inspiration in Eala-mania
"NEW YORK — In a small room on the second floor of an Episcopal church in Queens, a large printer beeps and whirs, spitting out posters inked with bright yellow tennis balls. Fluorescent prints line the walls; a bible sits on the table. The song “Salamin, Salamin” by Filipino girl group Bini plays from a computer. This is where Pau Tiu, 32, has spent the week designing and printing posters, in support of rising Filipino tennis star Alex Eala. Just four miles away, Eala beat the United States’ Mar
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