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4 days ago
- Sport
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Alex Eala beats Fil-Aussie Lizette Cabrera, advances to Ilkley Open Round of 16
Tennis - Madrid Open - Park Manzanares, Madrid, Spain - April 24, 2025 Philippines' Alex Eala reacts during her round of 64 match against Poland's Iga Swiatek REUTERS/Juan Medina Top seeded Alex Eala opened her campaign in the Ilkley Open with a win against Filipino-Australian Lizette Cabrera, 7(7)-6, 6-3, on early Wednesday in the tournament's Round of 32 in Northern England. The match lasted for an hour and 46 minutes as Eala returned to competition after falling short in her Birmingham Classic campaign. Cabrera, whose parents are both Filipinos, is world no. 206, while Eala recently dropped to no. 77 in the WTA rankings. Eala will face Switzerland's Valentina Ryser, WTA no. 230, in the Round of 16. —JKC, GMA Integrated News
GMA Network
03-06-2025
- General
- GMA Network
Alex Eala falls short in Birmingham Classic
Tennis - Madrid Open - Park Manzanares, Madrid, Spain - April 24, 2025 Philippines' Alex Eala during her round of 64 match against Poland's Iga Swiatek REUTERS/Juan Medina Alex Eala fell short in her Birmingham Classic campaign in the United Kingdom as she suffered early exits in both singles and doubles tournaments. In a match that lasted for 2 hours and 53 minutes, the third-seeded Eala narrowly lost to Czech player Linda Fruhvirtová, 7-5, 6-7(7), 6-1, in the first round of the singles tourney on early Wednesday (Philippine time). After two close sets, Fruhvirtova quickly recovered with a 4-1 lead in the third set before eventually claiming the victory. The 20-year old player from Czechia is ranked 152nd by the Women's Tennis Association. On Monday, Eala and Swiss partner Rebeka Masarova fell to the Australian duo of Storm Hunter and Ellen Perez, 6-4, 6-4, in the first round of the doubles tournament. Prior to these, the 20-year old Eala, currently ranked 73rd in the world, also suffered a first round exit in the French Open singles tourney, and a second round exit in the Roland Garros doubles last week. —JKC, GMA Integrated News
