Almost a day after their match was suspended due to inclement weather, Alex Eala completed what she began and defeated Varvara Lepchenko, 6(3)-7, 7-6(3), 6-3, of their Spherical of 16 match early Friday morning (Philippine time) in Mexico.
Resuming play with a 3-2 lead within the third set, the Filipina tennis ace rapidly claimed two extra video games earlier than Lepchenko responded by profitable the eighth recreation of the set. Nonetheless, the world no. 75 powered by means of and ultimately sealed the victory.
The primary two units, performed on Thursday, have been tight contests that each went to tiebreaks, with Lepchenko taking the primary set and Eala bouncing again to take the second and drive a decider.
Eala is anticipated to face 30-year-old Nicole Fossa Huergo of Italy within the quarterfinals later at this time.
Earlier within the event, Eala defeated Arianne Hartono in the Round of 32.
—JKC, GMA Built-in Information
