Alex Eala of the Philippines will face Janice Tjen of Indonesia within the quarterfinals of the SP Open in São Paulo, Brazil.
Each are amongst Southeast Asia’s high tennis gamers.
Eala is at present ranked No. 61 by the Ladies’s Tennis Affiliation (WTA), whereas Tjen holds the No. 130 spot.
The two also recently made history at the US Open.
Eala grew to become the primary Filipino to win a Grand Slam primary draw match on the US Open, defeating 14th seed Clara Tauson within the first spherical, 6-3, 2-6, 7(13)-6(11).
Tjen, in the meantime, pulled off an upset over twenty fourth seed Veronika Kudermetova, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, to grow to be the first Indonesian in 22 years to win a Grand Slam main draw match.
Each gamers, nevertheless, had been eradicated within the second spherical.
The upcoming SP Open quarterfinal marks the primary profession assembly between Eala and Tjen.
Eala is competing in her third quarterfinal at a WTA 250-level or increased match this yr, following spectacular runs on the Miami Open in March and the Eastbourne Open in June. She can also be coming off her first WTA 125 title win in Guadalajara.
Tjen, however, is making her debut in a WTA quarterfinal, turning into the primary Indonesian girl to reach this stage on the WTA Tour since Angelique Widjaja in 2004.
—JKC, GMA Built-in Information