MANILA, Philippines–Alex Eala crushed a young Russian prodigy Saturday and stepped right up the doorstep of her first juniors tournaments title in two years.
Playing with a steadier service compared to the past few matches, Eala scored a 7-5, 6-2 triumph over Mirra Andreeva to make the finals of the Trofeo Bonfiglio in Milan, Italy.
The 16-year-old top Filipino tennis player will gun for the Grade A championship on Sunday against either Czech Republic’s Nikola Bartunkova or American Clervie Ngounoue who were still playing in the other semis.
Eala and American partner Madison Sieg were to dispute the doubles crown against Croatia’s Lucija Ciric Bagaric and Belgium’s Sofia Co…
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