Filipina tennis ace Alex Eala, ranked 190 in the world, scares world No. 23 Zheng Qinwen with a stunning second-set upset before settling for her first Asian Games bronze medal
bowed out of the 19th Asian Games singles tennis tournament with her head held high, as she copped a bronze medal following a valiant 6-1, 6-7, 6-3 loss to top-seeded, world No. 23 Zheng Qinwen in Hangzhou, China on Thursday, September 28.
Running on fumes, the world No. 190 Filipina star willed herself to an unlikely 3-1 lead in the third set over her 20-year-old foe, opening a small window for possibly the Philippines’ best Asian Games tennis finish in 61 years, or since Johnny Jose won gold in men’s singles in 1962.
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