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Tennis: Alex Eala suffers early exit in Australian Open qualifiers
Camille B. Naredo
Published Jan 07, 2025 12:44 PM PHT
Filipina tennis player Alex Eala at the 19th Asian Games. Handout/POC-PSC Media Pool/File
Filipina tennis player Alex Eala at the 19th Asian Games. Handout/POC-PSC Media Pool/FileMANILA -- Filipina tennis player Alex Eala on Tuesday bowed out of the qualifiers for the 2025 Australian Open after losing to Croatia's Jana Fett in the first round.
MANILA -- Filipina tennis player Alex Eala on Tuesday bowed out of the qualifiers for the 2025 Australian Open after losing to Croatia's Jana Fett in the first round.
The unseeded Eala absorbed a 5-7, 2-6 loss to fall short of advancing.
The unseeded Eala absorbed a 5-7, 2-6 loss to fall short of advancing.
Eala recovered from a 2-5 deficit in the opening set to force a 5-5 deadlock, but Fett broke her serve to regain the advantage.
Eala recovered from a 2-5 deficit in the opening set to force a 5-5 deadlock, but Fett broke her serve to regain the advantage.
Three consecutive errors doomed Eala in the closing stretch of the set, giving Fett the win and the momentum.
Three consecutive errors doomed Eala in the closing stretch of the set, giving Fett the win and the momentum.
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The 28-year-old Fett, ranked 134th by the WTA, will now play Austria's Sinja Kraus in the second round of the qualifiers while it's back to the drawing board for Eala.
The 28-year-old Fett, ranked 134th by the WTA, will now play Austria's Sinja Kraus in the second round of the qualifiers while it's back to the drawing board for Eala.
The Filipina had opened the year by reaching the semifinals of the Canberra International. -- from a report by Dyan Castillejo, ABS-CBN News
The Filipina had opened the year by reaching the semifinals of the Canberra International. -- from a report by Dyan Castillejo, ABS-CBN News
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