ALEX Eala scored twin victories in Asian Games action at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Tennis Centre in China on Tuesday, winning both her singles and mixed doubles matches.
Alex Eala Asian Games results September 26
The 18-year-old first eked out a 7-6(5), 6-2, win over Rutuja Sampatrao Bhosale to move on to the quarterfinals in the women’s singles tournament.
She then followed it up with a double-bagel victory with Niño Alcantara in mixed doubles against Nepali pair Sunira Thapa and Pranav Khanal, 6-0, 6-0 to cap off the day’s work.
During her singles match, Eala needed to dig deep in the opening set which lasted for an hour and 20 minutes.
Bhosale dragged the Rafa Nadal Academy scholar into the deep water as they went into tiebreak to decide the opening set.
Eala gained her bearings, though, with the close win in the previous frame as she cruised in the second set, 6-2.
The Filipina faces Japanese netter Kyoka Okamura next for a semis seat.
Meanwhile, Eala and Alcantara await their next foes for the third round in mixed doubles.
They are on a potential collision course against the 1-seed pair from India Yuki Bhambri and Ankita Raina who will need to go through Pakistan’s Aqeel Khan and Sarah Ibrahim Khan in the second round.
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