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Alex Eala needed two grueling sets to hurdle Jessika Ponchet of France, 7-6, 6-4, and kick off her campaign at the opening round of the Wimbledon qualifying round in style on Tuesday night.Eyeing her first-ever Grand Slam main draw appearance, the 19-year-old tennis ace will now need to surpass two more opponents. She will take on no.
Eala struggled to sustain her fine start in Set 1, building a sizable 4-1 lead to move two wins away from drawing first blood against the 27-year-old Ponchet, who would win four of the next five games to force a 5-all deadlock. Eala then clinched the set point with a forehand winner, 6-5, before Ponchet once again tied things up in the following game. She, however, committed a costly error that allowed the Philippine ace to take the set.
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