Alex Eala downs former French Open champ anew, reaches Eastbourne quarters

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Alex Eala has proven twice that she can beat top 100 players. She has also shown twice that she can bounce back after losing the first set and still win against higher-ranked opponents.  Full story: https://www.rappler.com/sports/tennis-results-alex-eala-jelena-ostapenko-eastbourne-open-june-25-2025/

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00:00Alex Ayala has proven twice that she can beat top 100 players. She has also shown twice that

00:07she can bounce back after losing the first set and still win against higher ranked opponents.

00:11After losing in the first set, Ayala came back strong in the last two sets to defeat third seed

00:16and former French Open champion Jelena Ostenpenko of Latvia 0-6, 6-2, 3-2 in the second round of

00:24the WTA 150 Lexus Eastburn Open on Wednesday, June 25. The match ended early during the fifth game

00:31of the third set, with Ayala serving. Ostenpenko, who had already taken two medical timeouts to check

00:36her ankle, told the umpire she could not continue. With this win, the 20-year-old Filipina beat Ostenpenko

00:42again, after also defeating the 28-year-old Latvian in straight sets at the Miami Open last March.

00:48In the quarterfinals, Ayala will play against either Dayane Estremsk of Ukraine,

00:52a 2024 Australian Open semi-finalist, or British wildcard Francesca Jones.

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