royal888 Alex Eala opens 2025 with win, advances to Canberra quarterfinals

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FILE–Philippines’ Alex Eala. (Photo by ULISES RUIZ / AFP)

MANILA, Philippines — Alex Eala started the year 2025 on a high note after advancing to the Women’s Tennis Association 125 Workday Canberra International quarterfinal.

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“For September our expectation is roughly 2.5. It’s a range between 2.5 to 2.9, the midpoint is roughly 2.5,” Recto said, speaking partly in Filipino.

On New Year’s Day, Eala swept Arianne Hartono of the Netherlands, 6-3, 6-3, to advance to the final eight at Canberra Tennis Centre.

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The 19-year-old Filipino netter continued to go on a tear, beating Hartono in just an hour and 10 minutes.

Eala will be facing a familiar foe in the quarterfinal against home bet Taylah Preston on Thursday.  

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Eala, currently WTA World No. 147, beat the No.170 Preston twice last year including a French Open Qualifier game.

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The young netters clash for a semifinal berth on the second day of the new year.

The Rafael Nadal Academy graduate beat Austria’s Sinja Kraus 6-2, 6-4, in the first round after reaching the main draw from a pair of big wins in the qualifiers with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Catherine Aulia and a hard-earned  5-7, 6-0, 6-1 triumph over home bet Alana Subasic.

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Eala is bracing for the 2025 Australian Open qualifiers from January 6 to 11, hoping to make her women’s Grand Slam main draw debut this year.

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