Up against the top seed, Alex Eala brought her A-game and the full arsenal to reach the final four of the ITF Great Britain tourney.
MANILA, Philippines – Up against the tournament top seed, Alex Eala brought her A-game and the full arsenal.
Hon came in as the favorite in the quarterfinal against the sixth-seeded Eala as the 25-year-old holds a career-high world ranking of 118 and has reached the second round of both the Australian Open and the French Open. Hon managed to pull even after breaking Eala in the third game and holding serve in the fourth game, but Eala broke away from the 2-2 count by claiming the next four games to win the opening set.Hon refused to go away quietly, holding serve twice while breaking Eala in between for only the second time in the match to narrow the score at 5-4.
The 18-year-old Eala broke serve five times while scoring 60 total points compared to just 38 by Hon in the entire match that lasted an hour and 19 minutes.
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