(GMA News) The Philippines just found another new hero in Alex Eala.

The Pinay tennis sensation on Saturday, together with her partner Oksana Selekhmeteva, ruled the 2021 French Open juniors doubles to scoop her second Grand Slam title in the girls division.

The gutsy Filipina-Russian tandem trounced the duo of Russia’s Amarissa Toth and Hungary’s Maria Bondarenko of Hungary, 6-0, 7-5, to close an unscathed Roland Garros run.

And the Rafa Nadal scholar couldn’t help but to give tribute to her roots, who’s commemorating the country’s 123rd Independence Day today, as she gave her speech.