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After 1st pro title, Alex Eala enters 2 more women’s $15k events

Beatrice Go

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After 1st pro title, Alex Eala enters 2 more women’s $15k events

FRESH LEGS. Alex Eala is set to power through 2 more weeks of competition after winning the first leg of the ITF Rafael Nadal Academy World Tennis Tour.

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Fresh from her maiden pro title, Alex Eala continues to compete in the ITF Rafa Nadal Academy World Tennis Tour

Even after clinching her maiden women’s professional title, Alex Eala is not stopping there.

The Filipina teen tennis sensation is also entered as a junior reserved player in the 2nd and 3rd legs of the ITF Rafael Nadal Academy World Tennis Tour.

The 2nd leg will be staged from January 25 to January 31, while the 3rd leg will follow immediately from February 1 to 7 in Manacor, Spain. (FAST FACTS: Who is teen tennis sensation Alex Eala?)

This keeps the 15-year-old pro titlist busy as the Australian Open canceled this year’s juniors tournament, denying her juniors double title defense.

In the opening $15k tournament of the world tennis tour, Eala defeated 28-year-old hometown bet Yvonne Cavalle-Reimers in the finals.

The Filipina tennis ace registered key wins over ITF singles world No. 2 and the event’s top seed Seone Mendez in the 2nd round and the tournament No. 5 Carole Monnet of France in the quarterfinals.

Cavaelle-Reimers is already in the main draw of the 2nd leg, but will be participating in the qualifying draw of the 3rd leg.

Mendez withdrew from the 2nd leg and will return to the 3rd leg with a No. 3 seed.

Monnet is confirmed to be in the main draw of both upcoming tournaments together with Eala.

After getting knocked out of the 2nd round in the first tournament, junior world No. 2 Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva of Andorra will join Eala in the main draw of the 3rd leg as a junior reserved player.

After kicking off the 2020 season with her maiden Grand Slam title in Melbourne, the 15-year-old tennis star became the Philippines’ first junior Grand Slam semifinalist in 35 years in the Roland Garros girls singles tournament– Rappler.com

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Beatrice Go

More commonly known as Bee, Beatrice Go is a multimedia sports reporter for Rappler, who covers Philippine sports governance, national teams, football, and the UAAP. Stay tuned for her news and features on Philippine sports and videos like the Rappler Athlete’s Corner and Rappler Sports Timeout.