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Alex Eala within the W100 Vitoria-Gasteiz in Spain. -ALEX EALA FACEBOOK
MANILA, Philippines—Alex Eala barged into the quarterfinals of W100 Vitoria-Gasteiz Worldwide Tennis Federation (ITF) after beating China’s Tianmi Mi in Spain.
The 18-year-old Filipino tennis star outlasted Mi, 6-3, 6-7, 6-0, within the Spherical of 16 on Thursday.
With the match twisted up at one set apiece, Eala dug deep to bounce again from a vital second set loss.
Mi started the ultimate body with double break factors which regarded like the beginning of Eala’s fall. Nevertheless, it might be the younger Chinese language’s last gasp as Eala blanked her till the top of the match, 6-0.
Up subsequent for Eala is Spanish guess Lucia Cortez Llorca on Friday evening for a spot within the semifinals.
Eala additionally needed to face up to a three-set barnburner towards Romanian Jaqueline Cristian, 7-6, 6-7, 6-2, within the Spherical of 32 additionally on Thursday.
The winner of the Vitoria-Gasteiz will take residence over 100,000 {dollars} in money prize.
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