Filipina tennis ace Alex Eala has withdrawn from the upcoming Cincinnati Open on account of a shoulder damage, a WTA report said on Wednesday.
Based mostly on the Cincinnati Open web site, her title can also be not listed within the competing gamers for the mentioned WTA 1000 occasion which is able to run from August 5 to fifteen.
Simply final Monday, Eala competed in the Canadian Open where she made a first round exit as she fell to Czech Republic’s Marketa Vondrousova.
“Montreal was a brief however candy journey. I had a lot enjoyable out on court docket! Time to relaxation and get well,” she mentioned in an Instagram submit on Wednesday.
After her supposed stint in Cincinnati, Eala is also expected to play in the WTA 500 tournament in Monterrey, Mexico before the US Open on August 24.
Eala has made important strides this yr as she made a dream run within the Miami Open final March the place she defeated the likes of Jelena Ostapenko, Madison Keys, and Iga Swiatek en path to the semis where she fell to Jessica Pegula.
Final June, Eala additionally made historical past by reaching her first WTA Tour finals in the Eastbourne Open the place she fell short against Maya Joint.
Eala additionally made her important draw debut within the French Open and Wimbledon. The Filipina, at present ranked sixty fifth on the planet, reached a career-high rating of number 56 last June 30.
—JKC, GMA Built-in Information