Alex Eala crushed her first-round rival to make her title campaign known in the W40 Palma del Rio International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament on Monday, June 27 (Tuesday in Manila) in Spain.
Published January 24, 2021, 8:51 PM
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Junior teen sensation Alex Eala overcame an opening-set hiccup and bested Spain’s Yvonne Cavalle-Reimers, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2, for her first women’s pro title at the International Tennis Federation (ITF) W15 Manacor in Spain Sunday.
The victory came more than two hours for the 15-year-old PH bet, who also opened her season campaign with a bang after playing only five pro events since last year.
Eala recovered with her solid baseline game in the last two sets against the 28-year-old Cavalle-Reimers, who boasted of an ITF singles ranking of No. 132.
A junior reserve in this $15,000 tournament, Eala only dropped two sets throughout the event including her marathon 6-7(4), 7-6(4), 6-4 quarterfinal win over fifth seed Carole Monnet of France the other day.
Filipino tennis prodigy Alex Eala followed up her impressive showing in the professional scene after booking a semifinals berth at the ITF Manacor in Spain Friday, (Saturday, Manila time).