No. 14 seeds Alex Eala and Francis Casey Alcantara are guaranteed a bronze in mixed doubles, which is the second tennis medal of the Philippines at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
No. 14 seeds Alex Eala and Francis Casey Alcantara are guaranteed a bronze medal in mixed doubles, which is the second tennis medal of the Philippines at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
“This one’s for you Coach Jun Toledo, I know you were watching me up there. Thank you for all the memories! Rest in Peace my friend,” he wrote on Instagram. When Eala returned to action on Court 2, she and Alcantara began the quarterfinal clash with a service break at 40-15.Following an exchange of breaks, the Filipinos broke at 40-30 to serve for the set at 5-4, and they claimed the opening set with a love hold, 6-4.After the Thais caught up with a quick hold followed by a break at deuce, the tandems held serve to be even at 3-3.
The Philippine duo served out the victory, 6-4, to progress into Friday’s semifinals versus No. 9 seeds En-Shuo Liang and Tsung-Hao Huang of Chinese Taipei. Both junior doubles grand slam champions, Eala and Alcantara received a bye in the opening round then trounced Sunira Thapa and Pranav Khanal of Nepal in the second round, 6-0, 6-0.
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