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Eala, partner in Guangzhou semis
Filipino tennis player Alex Eala and her Ukrainian partner Nadiia Kichenok advanced to the semifinals of the Guangzhou Open doubles tournament after defeating the Russian duo Polina Kudermetova and Kamilla Rakhimova, 6-3, 7-5.
They will face the pair of Poland's Katarzyna Piter and Indonesia's Janice Tjen in the semifinals.
Piter and Tjen previously defeated the US's Quinn Gleason and Russia's Elena Pridankina in their quarterfinals matchup.
The 20-year-old Eala lost to Tjen in the quarterfinals of the 2025 WTA250 Sao Paulo Open last month.
This match presents an opportunity for Eala to get revenge on Tjen in doubles play and potentially improve on her recent singles performance, as she was eliminated in the first round of singles at the Guangzhou Open.
Their semifinal appearance makes up for Eala's early exit in the singles tournament in Guangzhou.
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