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Eala sizzles early, rips Hartono anew
Filipina tennis player Alex Eala defeated Dutch opponent Arianne Hartono, 6-2, 6-2, in the first round of the Guadalajara 125 Open in Mexico.
Eala, ranked world No. 75 and seeded second, needed an hour and nine minutes to dispatch Hartono, ranked world No. 187.
She won 33 service points to Hartono's 19 and 29 return points to her opponent's 22.
This victory marks Eala's fourth career win over Hartono.
The win is part of Eala's momentum following her upset win over world No. 15 Clara Tauson at the US Open last week.
Her US Open run was ended in the second round by Spain's Cristina Bucsa.
Eala's next match is against American Varvara Lepchenko, ranked world No. 122, in the Round of 16.
She is scheduled to compete in the Sao Paulo Open after Guadalajara.
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