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Eala reaches quarterfinals in women’s singles at the French Open
Luisa Morales (Philstar.com) – October 8, 2020 – 9:02 am
MANILA, Philippines – Alex Eala reached the quarterfinals of the French Open women’s singles tournament after winning their third-round showdown on Wednesday.
In a match that lasted one hour and 48 minutes, Eala beat Spain’s Leyre Romero Gomaz in three sets, 6-1, 4-6, 6-1.
It was another strong start for Eala, finishing off Romero Gormaz in the first set in just 29 minutes.
But the Spanish tennister was able to recover well by taking the first three games in the second set.
Romero Gomaz even took a dominant 5-1 lead over the 15-year-old.
Eala was able to come back and cut her opponent’s lead to just one game, 4-5.
But the Spanish knew how to hold her serve to win the set.
Determined to advance to the next round, Eala took over in the decisive third set and won the first four games.
While Romero broke Eala in the fifth game to get on the board in the third, Eala won two more games in a row to clinch the victory.
Eala will face Linda Noskova of the Czech Republic in the quarterfinals.
This will be Eala’s first quarter-final match in the singles category.
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