Fresh from winning the Birmingham Open, Alex Eala dominated China's Zhang Shuai 6-3, 6-2 in the round of 32 of the Queen's Club Championships, extending her grass-court winning streak to six matches. The 21-year-old Filipina will next face friend and French Open tormentor Iva Jovic.
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WTA Facebook pageAlex Eala plunges back to action just a couple of days after ruling the Birmingham Open as she makes quick work of China's Zhang Shuai in the round of 32 of the Queen's Club ChampionshipsFresh from capturing her first WTA 125 title on grass, Eala plunged back to action and coasted to a 6-3, 6-2 win over China’s Zhang Shuai in the round of 32 of the Queen’s Club Championships in London, United Kingdom, on Tuesday, June 9 .and made quick work of the Chinese qualifier in just 1 hour and 9 minutes.
Not even a slow start could rattle Eala as she rebounded from a 0-2 deficit and won six of the next seven games to take the first set.in the latest WTA rankings, Eala then built a 3-1 lead in the second set before finishing off the world No. 64 Chinese en route to her sixth straight victory on grass. Despite Eala’s swift win, the 37-year-old Zhang is no pushover of an opponent, having won three WTA Tour titles and reaching a career-high No. 22 ranking.
A more fancied foe awaits Eala in the round of 16 as she faces her good friend and French Open tormentor Iva Jovic of the United States on Wednesday. Seeded sixth, world No. 19 Jovic scored a 6-3, 6-4 win over Croatia’s Antonia Ruzic in the previous round to set up another duel with Eala.
Eala’s clay season came to a disappointing end at the hands of Jovic in the French Open as she absorbed aBut the 21-year-old Filipina hopes to level her head-to-head record with Jovic now that they’re battling on grass.
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