Alex Eala trounced local bet Luksika Kumkhum, 6-4, 6-2, to capture the W25 Chiang Rai International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament in Thailand Sunday. Alex Eala poses with her trophy after winning the W25 Chiang Rai tournament in Thailand. (From Alex Eala’s Facebook page)The unseeded Eala paced the match against Kumkhum, a former Top 100 player, to rule the $25,000 tournament and clinch her second pro title. After a surviving Serbia’s Katarina Kozarov, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1, in the opening round, Eala played flawlessly with straight-set victories against Thailand’s Patcharin Cheapchandeij, 6-3, 6-4, in the second round; Japan’s Momoko Kobori, 6-3, 6-3, in the quarterfinals; and China’s YeXin Ma, 6-3, 6-4, in the semis. Eala is expected to compete in the second leg of the said W25 event next week, and two more W15 tournaments at the same venue.

Source: Manila Times April 11, 2022 02:58 UTC