ALEX Eala will have her hands full when she returns to action in the Ningbo Open on Monday.
The slumping Filipina tennis star, currently ranked no. 19 in the world, opens against world no. 32 French Diane Parry in the WTA500 event.
The two's first-ever career face-off is set on Monday, not before 12 noon.
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Eala belongs in the top half of the bracket that lines her up for a possible match against world No. 13 Diana Shnaider in the second round, world No. 11 Iva Jovic in the quarterfinals, and world No. 1 Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan in the semis.
That is if Eala can get out of her funk she has found herself spanning the Asian swing of the WTA Tour and the Asian Games in Nagoya.
The 21-year old has lost her last three matches in the WTA Tour, the last of which was a shock first-round exit in the Wuhan Open against Shi Han last week.
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