Doubles partner ruins Eala’s bid
PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF Alex Eala/FB Darja Semenistaja (front), the Latvian doubles partner of Alex Eala, puts an end to the Filipino’s singles run in the W50 Pune Friday in India.
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PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF Alex Eala/FB Darja Semenistaja (front), the Latvian doubles partner of Alex Eala, puts an end to the Filipino’s singles run in the W50 Pune Friday in India.
Alex Eala's bid to clinch the W50 Pune women's singles title came to a screeching halt after 6-7, 0-6 loss to her doubles partner Darja Semenistaja of Latvia at the Deccan Gymkhana in India last Friday.
The No. 1 seed Semenistaja needed one hour and 52 minutes to get the job done as Eala's second tournament of the year ended on a heartbreaking note after an early exit in the 2024 Australian Open qualifying rounds.
Eala came from a 6-1, 6-2 win over hometown bet Zeel Desai in the Round of 16 to face her Latvian rival.
This is one of the two professional tournaments the 18-year-old Rafael Nadal Academy graduate will be playing in India as she is set to compete at the W50 Indore from 29 January to 4 February.
After this, she will be flying to the United Arab Emirates for the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open set from 3 to 11 February at the International Tennis Centre in Zayed Sports City.
Still, Eala's stint in the $40,000 tournament isn't done yet as she and Semenistaja are playing against Japan's Saki Imamura and Naho Sato in the semifinal as of press time.
Eala and Semenistaja came from a 6-4, 2-6, 10-4 win over Jessie of the United States and Lena Papadakis of Germany in the quarterfinal last Thursday to face the Japanese pair.
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