The scent of champagne has yet to die down but Alex Eala will be flying out of Washington for a more challenging mission: the Canadian Open.

The Filipina tennis sensation is expected to hop on the next available flight out of the United States as she battles world No. 71 Alycia Parks of the United States in the Round of 64 of the prestigious Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) 1000 event at the Sobeys Stadium in Toronto on Thursday.

Although Eala drew a first-round bye for being inside the top 32, she still expects a tougher time as she faces Parks, who tormented her in their previous meeting in the first round of the Australian Open last January, 6-0, 3-6, 2-6.

But much has changed since then, with both players having made significant strides in the rankings. Eala surged from No. 49 at the time to career-high No. 20 following her historic performance in the Washington Open while Parks has also improved, climbing from No. 99 to No. 71.

After Parks, Eala will be trekking landmines as she is bracketed with reigning Wimbledon champion and sixth seed Linda Noskova and No. 21 Marie Bouzkova of Czech Republic, No. 12 Belinda Bencic of Switzerland, qualifier Sloane Stephens and close pal No. 13 Iva Jovic of the United States.

But Eala will be marching to warzone overflowing with confidence after beating some quality opponents on her way to her first ever WTA crown in Washington.

She first delivered a 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 upset of Paris Olympics gold medalist Qinwen Zheng of China in the Round of 32 before dethroning Filipino-Canadian Leylah Fernandez, 6-2, 7-6, in the Round of 16. IVAN SUING

Then claimed the scalp of world No. 10 Elina Svitolina of Ukraine, 6-3, 6-4, in the quarterfinals before sweeping past four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka of Japan, 6-4, 6-2, in the semifinals to set up a title clash with world No. 3 Jessica Pegula of the United States.

Eala said winning the Washington Open title will only make her better in the long run, and she hopes to follow up her recent achievement with another title.

“Knowing it won’t be my last, having already achieved this feat and this milestone for my career. I know whatever would have happened after this match, it would have already been a win for me,” Eala said, adding that making a deep run in the US Open remains her top priority.

After the Canadian Open, Eala will be returning to the United States for the Cincinnati Open — another WTA 1000 event — from 13 to 23 August, which serves as a warmup for the US Open set from 30 August to 13 September.