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Stunner: Alex Eala falls to familiar foe Lulu Sun in Jingshan semifinal
Filipina tennis star Alex Eala lost to New Zealand's Lulu Sun in the Jingshan Open semifinals on Saturday in China.
Sun, the third seed and World No. 146, defeated the top-seeded Eala with a final score of 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, rallying after a strong start from Eala.
Eala, World No. 58, was unable to build on her first-set win and fell behind 0-4 in the deciding set.
Sun will face China's Ma Yexin in the finals.
This was the second career meeting between Eala and Sun, with Sun having defeated Eala in the Wimbledon qualifiers last year.
The loss marked back-to-back exits for Eala since her Guadalajara 125 Open title win on September 7.
As semifinalists, both Eala and Sun are guaranteed 49 ranking points and $7,960 in prize money.
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