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Alex Eala through to Suzhou Open quarters after 3-hour thriller
Alex Eala secured a spot in the WTA Suzhou Open quarterfinals after a grueling 3-hour and 18-minute match against Greet Minnen, winning 7-6(5), 6-7(3), 7-5.
This victory marks Eala's fourth consecutive quarterfinal appearance in a WTA 125 event.
She outlasted the world No. 106 Minnen to preserve her last-eight streak after reaching at least the quarterfinals of the Guadalajara Open in Mexico, Sao Paulo Open in Brazil, and Jingshan Tennis Open in China.
The match was tight, with both players splitting the first two sets after tiebreaks, and Eala breaking Minnen's serve for the first time in the deciding set to secure the win.
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