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Top-seeded Eala takes on Belasurian foe to begin Jingshan Open bid
Philippines — Alex Eala begins her Asian swing as the No. 1 seed against Aliona Falei of Belarus in the WTA125 Jingshan Open in China Monday.
Game time is at 10 a.m. (Manila time) with the WTA No. 57 Eala looking to weave her magic anew in Asia with multiple stops closer to home after a productive campaign in the Americas.
Eala, 20, will be up against a fellow teen rising star in the 21-year-old Falei, who’s way behind the world rankings at No. 323.
The Filipina pride also has a week-long break plus an extra motivation of short homecoming to bank on in taking care of business for a quick seat in the Round of 16.
That’s on top of an all-time momentum from the United States, Mexico and Brazil marked by seven straight wins and a breakthrough WTA title.
After becoming the first Filipina winner in any Grand Slam (US Open) main draw, Eala also brought home the first WTA title ever for Philippine tennis by reigning supreme in the WTA125 Guadalajara Open in Mexico with five straight wins.
She scored two more wins in the WTA250 Sao Paulo Open in Brazil but exited in the quarterfinals against fellow Southeast Asian star Janice Tjen of Indonesia.
Now up for an Asian swing that will also include stops in the WTA125 Suzhou Open on September 29 to October 5 and the Hong Kong Open on October 27 to November 2, Eala is hoping to barge into the Top 50 for the first time ever.
Her previous career-high is at No. 56 following a runner-up finish in the Eastbourne Open in England.
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Express Sport brings you the latest tennis news from the Paris Masters.
We’re reaching the business end of the Paris Masters, as eight players become four in the French capital. Jannik Sinner is the overwhelming favourite to lift the trophy after Carlos Alcaraz was dumped out by Cameron Norrie in the Spaniard’s opening match. Norrie was then beaten by Valentin Vacherot, whose amazing 10-match winning streak at Masters 1000 level came to an end when he lost to Felix Auger-Aliassime.
Canadian star Auger-Aliassime will face Alexander Bublik in the semis. Bublik defeated Alex de Minaur, who is among those to have already qualified for the year-end ATP Finals. Sinner is through to his first Paris Masters semi-final after beating Ben Shelton. He’ll face defending champion Alexander Zverev, who survived a tough match against Daniil Medvedev.
Novak Djokovic is not involved in the Paris Masters, having decided to skip the event for the second year in a row, but he has learned his fate in the draw of next week’s ATP 250 in Athens. And over in Riyadh, the WTA Finals are about to get underway.
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