Filipino tennis participant Alex Eala. –ALEX EALA FACEBOOK
MANILA, Philippines — Alex Eala reached the semifinal spherical of the W25 Aldershot after dominating Jenna Defalco of the USA, 6-1, 6-2, on Friday night (Manila time), shifting nearer to her second championship in a row in Nice Britain.
The 18-year-old Filipino unleashed a 3-0 begin within the opening set that set the tone of her lopsided quarterfinal win over the American with a 6-1 victory within the opening set.
Defalco received the primary sport of the second body however Eala caught fireplace and scored 5 straight video games for a 5-1 unfold earlier than the latter stopped the bleeding to power an eighth sport.
Eala prevailed within the prolonged eighth sport to finish a sweep of Defalco after an hour and 28 minutes to advance to her fourth semifinal look this season.
The third seed Filipino battles Katy Dunne of Nice Britain on Saturday within the semifinals as she shoots for her second consecutive last ticket within the nation.
Eala is looking for her second straight Worldwide Tennis Federation (ITF) crown in a row after ruling the W25 Roehampton final week.
She already received 4 professional crowns together with her first title this 12 months within the W25 Yecla in Spain final June
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