ALEX EALA’S EXTRAORDINARY US OPEN COMEBACK By Tonito Payumo I’ll do away with the superlatives because Alex Eala’s first-round win at the US Open was simply extraordinary. From 1–5 down in the final set, she clawed her way back in one of the most improbable comebacks in Grand Slam tennis. I was on holiday with my siblings and family, torn between staying up at 1:30 a.m. to watch or getting some rest. Since everyone else went to bed, I did the same, only to wake up just as the third-set tiebreak