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Alex Eala, Mexican partner end French Open doubles run in second round
Tennis - Italian Open - Foro Italico, Rome, Italy - May 7, 2025 Philippines' Alexandra Eala in action during her round of 128 match against Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel
Filipina tennis ace Alex Eala and her Mexican partner Renata Zarazua fell to the duo of Serbia's Olga Danilovic and Russia's Anastasia Potapova, 6-1, 6-3, on Friday in the French Open women's doubles tournament.
Despite losing in the first set, the duo of Eala and Zarazua fought back even after trailing 4-0 in the second set. Eala and Zarazua took the next two games before Danilovic and Potapova stopped the bleeding to inch closer to the win. Eala and Zarazua, however, salvaged one more before the Serbian-Russian duo clinched the victory.
Prior to this, Eala and Zarazua defeated the duo of UK's Emily Appleton and Spain's Yvonne Cavalle-Reimers, 7-5, 6-4, in the first round.
This also capped Eala's run in Roland Garros as she absorbed a first round exit against Colombia's Emiliana Arango, 6-0, 2-6, 6-3.
—JKC, GMA Integrated News
