Alex Eala withstands world No. 56 Hailey Baptiste to reach Eastbourne Open main draw

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Alex Eala claims another top 100 victim. Eala secured a spot in the WTA 250 Lexus Eastbourne Open main draw by winning against world No. 56 Hailey Baptiste.  Full story: https://www.rappler.com/sports/tennis-results-alex-eala-hailey-baptiste-eastbourne-open-june-22-2025/

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00:00Alex Ayala Claims Another Top 100 Victim

00:04Ayala secured a spot in the WTA 250 Lexus Eastburn Open Main Draw by winning against

00:10World No. 56 Haley Baptiste in the last round of qualifiers on Sunday, June 22.

00:18The Filipina outlasted the tired Baptiste in the final set to win a tough battle.

00:23Ayala came prepared against Baptiste, the top seed in the qualifying rounds.

00:27Baptiste had just made her best showing in a Grand Slam event by reaching the fourth round

00:31of the French Open, but Ayala stayed focused to reach the main draw of the Eastburn Open,

00:36one of the two final events before Wimbledon. This win followed Ayala's strong performance on

00:41Saturday when she beat her former doubles partner Zeynep Sonmez of Turkey 6-1, 6-2-3 in the first

00:48round of qualifying. This is the second straight week that the 20-year-old Filipina has made it to

00:53the main draw of a WTA 250 event.

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