Going at it one more time, Alex Eala hopes to become the first Filipina to reach the main draw of a Grand Slam after a strong start in the US Open qualifiers
This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article. Alex Eala overcame a letdown in the second set to pull off a 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 victory over Maddison Inglis of Australia in the first round of the 2024 US Open qualifiers on Tuesday, August 20 .
By the time the former world No. 112 Australian held serve in the sixth game to get on the scoreboard, the match was practically over with Eala closing out at 40-15 on her serve in the seventh. The world No.144 Eala, though, appeared to have run into a glitch in the second set. She lost her serve twice to trail at 4-0 before making the scoreline a bit respectable by earning two games, but still fell in eight games, 6-2.
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