Alex Eala pushed forth in her first Asian Games stint in Hangzhou, China by securing a 7-6(5), 6-2 victory over Indian 13th seed Rutuja Bhosale in the third round.
Filipino No. 4 seed Alex Eala pushed forth in her first Asian Games stint in Hangzhou, China by securing a 7-6, 6-2 victory over Indian 13th seed Rutuja Bhosale in the third round on Tuesday.
In the quarterfinals, the three-time Southeast Asian Games bronze medalist with four ITF women’s singles titles will square off with No. 8 seed Lanlana Tararudee of Thailand or 11th seed Kyoka Okamura of Japan. The 18-year-old Eala overcame deuce to hold for 5-4 and Bosale, 27, responded by saving a set point to tie the score at 5-5.Eala clawed back to snatch the lead at 5-4, converted a mini-break to advance to 6-5, and served out the first set, 7-6.
The 2022 US Open Juniors singles champion broke on her third opportunity in the seventh game to serve for the match at 5-2.The Filipino tallied 73 total points won, four out of 11 break point conversions, three aces, and seven double faults while the Indian clinched 61 total points, won both of her break points, and served two aces and five double faults.
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