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Alex Eala misses out on Wimbledon main draw

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FILE–Filipino tennis ace Alex Eala fails to advance to the Wimbledon main draw. –VENETO OPEN via ALEX EALA FACEBOOK

MANILA, Philippines—Alex Eala missed out on the chance to advance to the Wimbledon main draw after falling to New Zealand’s Lulu Sun, 7-6(3), 7-5, in the last round of the qualifiers late Thursday.

The Filipino tennis ace just needed one win to get to the main draw, which would’ve made her the first Filipino to make a pro Grand Slam appearance.

Eala outlasted higher-ranked Tamara Zidansek of Slovenia and French bet Jessika Ponchet to advance to against Sun.

READ: Alex Eala closes in on Wimbledon main draw after big win

Sun, the world’s no. 123, proved to be too much for the 19-year-old Eala and it showed late in the first set.

Eala, an Asian Games bronze medalist, took an early commanding 5-2 lead over Sun to move just one win away from winning the opening set.

However, Sun came storming back and took a 6-5 lead en route to the first set win.

READ: Alex Eala eyes another fruitful year starting with Australian Open

The same story happened in the following set, with Eala winning two straight games to open the second before Sun retalited to keep the Filipino bet at bay.

It was not the first time that Eala fell short in the last round of the Grand Slam qualifiers and failed to make it to the main tournament.

Eala also fell short of making it to the French Open main draw last month after losing in the final round.



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Alex Eala closes in on Wimbledon main draw after big win

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FILE– Filipino tennis player Alex Eala in the WTA Veneto Open. -VENETO OPEN/RAFA NADAL ACADEMY

Filipino tennis ace Alex Eala just moved a win away from entering the main draw of Wimbledon.

Eala beat Tamara Zidansek of Slovenia, 1-6, 7-6(9), 6-3 in a marathon match in the second round of the Wimbledon qualifiers on Wednesday, pushing her closer to a pro Grand Slam debut.

Eala battled back from a first-set loss and saved eight match points to force a decider against her higher-ranked opponent, who was seeded No. 14 in the qualifiers.

READ: Alex Eala hits biggest pro career win at Madrid Open over world no. 41

Now standing in the way of a historic Wimbledon stint is Lulu Sun of New Zealand. Their match is at 7:30 pm on Thursday.

Sun won 6-4 4-6 7-6 (6) Czech Republic’s Gabriela Knutson to advance against Eala.

Eala, the first Filipino to capture a singles’ Grand Slam by ruling the 2022 US Open girls singles, opened the Wimbledon qualifiers with a  7-6, 6-4 win on Tuesday over France’s Jessika Ponchet.

In May, the 19-year-old Eala also closed in on a main draw berth in the French Open but yielded to Julia Riera of Argentina in the final round.



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Alex Eala advances to WTA Veneto Open quarterfinals

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Filipino tennis player Alex Eala in the WTA Veneto Open. -VENETO OPEN/RAFA NADAL ACADEMY

MANILA, Philippines — Alex Eala entered the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Veneto Open quarterfinal after dominating home bet Georgia Pedone, 6-3, 6-3, on Thursday (Manila time) in Gaiba, Italy.

The 19-year-old Filipino netter is making her first quarterfinal appearance in the WTA Tour, where she suffered early exits in her previous outings.

It took an hour and 23 minutes for Eala to beat Pedone to move to the farthest she had reached in the WTA.

READ: Alex Eala vows to come back stronger after Miami Open exit

Eala is facing former World No. 5 Sara Errani early Saturday morning (Manila time) as she hopes to continue her dream run.

“First WTA Quarterfinal! Fully focused for the next round!” Eala wrote.

The World No. 169 Eala opened her campaign in Italy with a 6-3, 7-5 win over Carole Monnet of France.

The Rafael Nadal Academy product faces a 37-year-old veteran in World No.91 Errani, whom she upset in the qualifiers of the Miami Open with a 6-3, 6-1 win last March 18.



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