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Fresh from a 2021 French Open girls doubles title-winning campaign, Filipina teen tennis sensation Alex Eala does not plan on relaxing just yet.
Eala and International Tennis Federation (ITF) girls world No. 1 Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva of Andorra partnered to defeat No. 2 seed of American Robin Anderson and Bulgaria’s Isabelle Shinikova, 6-3, 7-6 (3), in the opening round of the women’s $25,000 tournament in Madrid, Spain.
The junior duo trailed 2-3 at the start of the match, but unleashed a comeback of four straight games to take the opening set.
Eala and Jimenez Kasintseva shocked the pair by going up 4-2 in the second set, and finally completing the win in a tiebreak.
The 16-year-old Filipina ace continued to prove her dominance in the doubles events after a runner-up finish in the women’s $25,000 tournament in Platja D’aro, Spain and the 2021 French Open, where she both partnered with Russian star Oksana Selekhmeteva.
Eala won her second Grand Slam title 16 months after her conquest in the 2020 Australian Open girls doubles event with Indonesian Priska Nugroho.
In the 2020 edition of Roland Garros, Eala became the first Filipino in 35 years since Felix Barrientos to nail a junior Grand Slam semifinals apperance. – Rappler.com
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