Alex Eala Surpasses Naomi Osaka After Dramatic Hong Kong Open Victory
- On Friday, 21-year-old Filipina tennis star Alex Eala defeated Croatia's Antonia Ruzic, 7-6, 7-5, securing a semifinal berth at the Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open.
- The hard-fought quarterfinal match lasted two hours and 33 minutes, with a rain delay disrupting rhythm as both players exchanged leads throughout the competitive two-setter.
- Eala finished with 40 winners but committed 47 unforced errors, relying on resilience to contain Ruzic after the Croatian mounted a second-set comeback following the weather suspension.
- The victory lifts Eala to a projected career-high in the live WTA rankings, surpassing four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka, as she prepares to face Maria Sakkari of Greece in Saturday's semifinals.
- With this being her last tournament of the year, Eala remains focused on securing her second WTA title, having reached her fourth semifinal of the season during this breakthrough run.
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Maria Sakkari ends the season at No. 29 in the world rankings
Maria Sakkari missed the opportunity to play in another final, after a match that was decided in the details, losing 2-1 sets (7-5, 3-6, 6-4) to Alexandra Iala in the semi-final of Hong Kong. The post Defeat and elimination for Sakkari in Hong Kong appeared first on in.gr.
Maria Sakkari put up a great "fight", however, she was unable to overcome the obstacle of Alexandra Iala and with her defeat by 2-1 sets was eliminated in the semifinals of the Hong Kong tournament. Maria Sakkari came a breath away from a great qualification to the Hong Kong final, but Alexandra Iala (No.120) proved to be more effective at crucial points and celebrated a difficult victory with 2-1 sets (7-5, 3-6, 6-4). And all this, in a match …
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