September 6, 2025 | 4:20am
MANILA, Philippines — Alex Eala is one win away from her first-ever Girls’s Tennis Affiliation (WTA) title.
This, after smashing World No. 418 Kayla Day, 6-2, 6-3, within the 2025 Guadalajara Open in Mexico early Saturday morning (Manila time).
With the victory, she will likely be dealing with World No. 134 Panna Udvardy within the remaining.
Eala began Saturday’s match trailing 0-2 earlier than occurring an absolute rampage, successful the subsequent eight video games to take the primary set, 6-2, and a 2-0 lead within the second set.
Day then broke the streak, successful the subsequent two video games to tie issues up at 2-all.
However the Filipina flexed her muscle groups as soon as once more, grabbing the subsequent three video games to take a commanding 5-2 lead.
Day although saved herself alive, holding her serve within the eighth sport to inch nearer, 3-5.
Eala, nevertheless, wouldn’t be denied, capping her dominant win with a forehand return winner, 6-3.
The victory gave the Rafa Nadal Academy graduate her first WTA finals berth since her Lexus Eastbourne Open run again in June. There, she fell in opposition to Maya Joint in a heart-stopping finale.
However now, Eala has the possibility to hoist her first WTA trophy and make historical past as she takes on 26-year-old Udvardy, who’s a delight of Hungary. Udvardy earlier defeated Russia’s Maria Kozyreva within the semifinals, 6-3, 6-4.
