Alexandra Eala is a new hope of Philippine tennis in particular and Southeast Asia in general. In March, the 20 -year -old girl made a big deal when she overtook three Grand Slam champions – Jelena Ostapenko, Madison Keys and Iga Swiatek to reach the semi -finals of the Miami Open. This is the tournament in the Masters 1000 category.
Recently, Eala continues to create a new milestone in self -starting. This week, the Filipino player is in the UK to attend the Eastbourne Open – the WTA 250 on the pitch. After passing a series of opponents, she encountered French opponent Varvara Gracheva (class 111 in the world).
This match, Eala won a choking victory with a score of 7-5 in the first set. Sang Set 2, Gracheva suddenly increased strongly. After losing the first 2 games, the French player won all the last 6 games. The set of set 2 is 6-2 in favor of Gracheva.
However, Eala regained the spirit in the decision set. She passed the challenging Saturday game, breaking the ball of Gracheva to lead 5-3. Finally, the 20 -year -old star kept the white -match game to close the victory after more than two hours of competition.
In the end, Eala won 7-5, 2-6, 6-3 and officially won tickets to the final of Eastbourne Open 2025. She became the first Filipino player in the history to reach the final of a tournament of the WTA Tour system. Her last opponent was Maya Joint, who defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova with a score of 7-5, 6-3.
