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Alex Eala breezes past Italian foe to open Eastbourne Open main draw campaign
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.
She then defeated Italy's Lucia Bronzetti in straight sets, 6-0, 6-1, to advance to the second round of the main draw.
This victory ensures her participation in another grass court tournament before Wimbledon.
The World No. 74 will face the winner of the match between Great Britain's Sonay Kartal and Latvia's third seed Jelena Ostapenko, whom Eala previously defeated in the Miami Open.
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