Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, August 13) — Filipino tennis phenom Alex Eala on Sunday won the W25 Roehampton Final in Great Britain.
The 18-year-old Eala dominated Russian-born Australian tennis player Arina Rodionova in straight sets, 6-2, 6-3.
This win is her second International Tennis Federation (ITF) title of 2023 and the fourth in her career.
Last May, Eala beat the Swiss Valentina Ryser in two sets, 6-3, 7-5, at the W25 finals in Yecla, Spain.
Eala’s first ITF title came in January 2021 when she beat Spanish Yvonne Reimers 5-7, 6-1, and 6-2, in Manacor, Spain.
A year later, in April 2022, the Filipina bested Thai player Luksika Kumkhum 6-4, 6-2, in Chiang Rai, Thailand
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