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Rafa Nadal congratulates Alex Eala on breakthrough WTA title
Alex Eala captured her first WTA 125 title at the Guadalajara Open in Mexico, defeating Hungary's Panna Udvardy with a final score of 1-6, 7-5, 6-3.
The victory earned the 20-year-old Filipino tennis player US$15,500 (around Php880,000) in prize money and 125 ranking points.
She climbed to world No. 61 following her breakthrough campaign, a jump of 14 spots from her previous ranking of No. 75.
This victory marks the biggest title of her career and makes her the first Filipina to win a WTA 125 trophy.
In the deciding set, Eala won all her service games and broke Udvardy in the final game to seal her victory.
Following her win, Eala expressed her pride on social media, saying: "First title. To everyone who came here today, mga kababayan, maraming, maraming salamat."
Eala is expected to head to Brazil this week for the Sao Paulo Open, a WTA 250 tournament.
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