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Tennis: Alex Eala expecting tough battle vs Varvara Gracheva in Eastbourne semis
Filipina tennis player Alex Eala advanced to the semifinals of the Eastbourne Open after defeating WTA No. 42 Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine, 6-1, 6-2, in the quarterfinals.
She secured her spot in the quarterfinals by defeating third seed Jelena Ostapenko, who retired in the third set due to an ankle injury.
Eala's journey to the semifinals also includes a dominant win over Lucia Bronzetti of Italy, 6-0, 6-1, in the main draw.
She will face Varvara Gracheva of France in the semifinals, whom Eala previously defeated in the Nottingham Open.
Currently ranked No. 74 in the world, this marks Eala's best grass-season result and could surpass her Miami Open semifinal finish.
Eala had to go through the qualifiers to reach the main draw of the Eastbourne Open, a key Wimbledon warm-up event.
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Filipina tennis ace Alex Eala secured a spot in the main draw of the Eastbourne Lexus Open after defeating Turkey's Zeynep Sonmez and the United States' Hailey Baptiste in the qualifiers.
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Filipina tennis player Alex Eala has achieved a career-high WTA ranking of World No. 56 after her runner-up finish at the Eastbourne Open.
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Filipina tennis player Alex Eala has climbed to world No. 74 in the latest WTA rankings, improving her standing just weeks before the Wimbledon Championships.
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Filipina tennis player Alex Eala, now ranked World No. 56, will make her Wimbledon main draw debut on Centre Court against defending champion Barbora Krejcikova.
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President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and House of Representatives Speaker Martin Romualdez lauded Alex Eala for her historic WTA 250 singles final appearance at the Eastbourne Open.
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