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Filipina tennis player Alex Eala and Germany's Eva Lys were eliminated from the Wimbledon women's doubles in their first-round match after losing to Quinn Gleason of the USA and Ingrid Martins of Brazil, 4-6, 2-6.
The pair, with Eala aged 20 and Lys aged 23, succumbed to the veteran duo, the 30-year-old Gleason and 28-year-old Martins, who hold a combined seven WTA doubles titles.
Eala and Lys were originally scheduled to face Olga Danilovic and Anastasia Potapova, who withdrew from the tournament.
This marks an early exit for Eala in the Wimbledon doubles, following her earlier defeat in the singles event.
Despite the doubles loss, Eala is poised to reach a new career-best rank of World No. 54.
This Wimbledon tournament marks Eala's second Grand Slam appearance since turning professional in 2020.
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