Alex Eala PHOTO FROM ALEX EALA’S FACEBOOK PAGEFILIPINO tennis prodigy Alex Eala might have bowed out of the singles event at the W25 Platja D'Aro in Spain, but she and Russian partner Oksana Selekhmeteva managed to advance in the semifinal round in the doubles event of the same tournament. "[It's a] long day today with a singles and a doubles match here at the ITF (International Tennis Federation) W25 Platja D'aro. [I was] not too lucky with my singles match today, but I play semifinals in doubles tomorrow. Happy #kindnesswinsday," Eala wrote in a Facebook post on Friday morning. Eala and Selekhmeteva proved to be steadier down the stretch.

Source: Manila Times May 21, 2021 16:30 UTC