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Alex Eala reflects on ‘fun week’ with Nadiia Kichenok in Guangzhou Open
Filipina tennis player Alex Eala and her Ukrainian partner Nadiia Kichenok were eliminated in the semifinals of the Guangzhou Open doubles tournament by Poland's Katarzyna Piter and Indonesia's Janice Tjen, with a final score of 6-7(4), 6-3, 5-10.
The duo squandered a 2-0 lead in the second set and could not regain momentum in the decider, yielding a 3-9 start in the tiebreaker.
This semifinal appearance marked Eala's best doubles performance since Wimbledon.
Eala also competed in singles but suffered a Round of 32 exit against American Claire Liu, who was the No. 4 seed.
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