Alex Eala gets a crack at her third ITF crown as she advances to the finals of the W25 Yecla in Spain.
MANILA, Philippines – Alex Eala regained her bearings just when it mattered most to prevail over qualifier Lucia Peyre of Argentina, 6–3, 5-7, 6-4, in the semifinals of the International Tennis Federation I Open Internacional Feminine at Court 1 of the Yecla Club de Tenis in Fuenteálamo in Spain on Saturday, June 3 .
The battle of the teens between the 18-year-old Filipina and the Argentine seemed headed to an abbreviated finish when Eala went up 4-2 in the second set. But Peyre showed uncanny resilience for a 17-year-old as she won the next three games to take the lead at 5-4 on her way to extending the match to a decider.
She raced to a 3-0 to regain momentum. Peyre attempted to fight back, but in the two instances she broke Eala’s serve, the Filipina second seed broke right back to put herself in a position to end the match at 5-2.
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