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Eala plays in Rome for French Open warmup
Filipina tennis player Alex Eala, ranked world No. 72, has withdrawn from the WTA 125 Catalonia Open in Spain.
Australia's Maya Joint has taken Eala's place as the sixth seed in the tournament.
Eala is focusing on the Italian Open in Rome from May 6 to 18 as her final preparation before her main draw debut at the French Open.
She is slated to make her French Open debut from May 25 to June 8, where she is a former juniors doubles champion.
Eala is looking to avenge her recent second-round exit at the Madrid Open, where she lost to world No. 2 Iga Swiatek.
She previously defeated Bulgaria's Victoriya Tomova in the first round of the Madrid Open.
On Monday, Eala received the Premios Tanglaw award from the Philippine Ambassador to Spain for her contributions to the country through tennis.
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Filipina tennis player Alex Eala, ranked world No. 72, defeated world No. 64 Viktoriya Tomova of Bulgaria in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2, in the first round of the 2025 Madrid Open.
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Filipina tennis player Alex Eala was eliminated from the Madrid Open in the Round of 64 after a three-set loss to world number 2 and defending champion Iga Swiatek, 4-6, 6-4, 2-6.
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Filipino tennis prodigy Alex Eala, ranked World No. 72, was honored with the Premios Tanglaw award by the Philippine Ambassador to Spain, Philippe Lhuillier, in Madrid on April 26.
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