Fourth seed Alex Eala of the Philippines will take home at least a bronze medal from her Asian Games (Asiad) debut in Hangzhou, China as she barged into the women’s singles semifinals with a come-from-behind win.
Fourth seed Alex Eala of the Philippines will take home at least a bronze medal from her Asian Games debut in Hangzhou, China as she barged into the women’s singles semifinals with a come-from-behind win.
With a current career-best ranking of WTA World No. 190, Eala completed her impressive quarterfinal turnaround with 79 total points won, six out of eight break point conversions, three aces, and one double fault. The Filipino finally made it to the scoreboard with a hold in the third game, 1-2, and she backed this up with a break for 2-2.They exchanged two pairs of service holds to be even at 5-5, until Eala held for 6-5 and broke on her first of two set points to force a deciding set, 7-5.
The 2022 US Open Juniors singles champion and Rafa Nadal Academy player concluded the match with a break at love, 6-0, to achieve a podium finish in her maiden Asiad stint.
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