Alex Eala easily defeated Japanese opponent Mei Yamaguchi in the Round of 16 of the Jingshan Open in China on the afternoon of September 25.
“Locked In” Moments for the Filiprima
There was no stopping the Filipina Alex Eala in Set 1. The Filiprima was able to outperform her opponent with ease. Capturing the 1st set without even breaking a sweat.
FINAL SCORE OF SET 1: 6-0
The No. 58-ranked Eala did manage to carry that kind of momentum in the 2nd set, but the No. 268 Yamaguchi showed some life and fought back. After Alex got to a 2-0 start, Mei finally scored a point. Alex then again went to take 2 straight games, making it 4-1, not until Yamaguchi answered with her personal 2-0 run, making it 4-3.
It was then that Alex finally finished the match, capturing the last games to move on to the quarterfinals.
FINAL SCORE OF SET 2: 6-3
Up Next: Quarterfinals Match vs Jia-Jing Lu of China
It’ll yet be another clash of Asia’s finest as the 20-year-old Eala will now set her sights on battling Jia-Jing Lu of China in the Quarterfinals of the Jingshan Open.
The 35-year-old Lu is currently ranked No. 349 and was able to beat Riya Bhatia of Indonesia in the Round of 16 in just 2 sets and Ekaterina Reyngold in the Round of 32 after 3 sets.
It’ll be the first time these 2 players will meet, and their QF match is set to tentatively happen tomorrow, Friday, September 26, with the time yet to be determined.
Alex had previously beaten her Round of 32 opponent Aliona Falei, with ease as well, finishing the game in only 2 sets in under 2 hours.
