The 17-year-old Eala begins her campaign when she clashes with Misaki Doi, a 31-year-old Japanese ranked No. 172 in the Women’s Tennis Association .
While the world No. 215-ranked Eala is expected to carry her experience from playing in several pro events over the past years, the Filipina tennis sensation is wary of her veteran rival who has been a regular Grand Slam competitor since 2010.A victory for Eala would earn her a second-round meeting with the winner between Brazil’s Laura Pegossi and Belgium’s Magali Kempen.
Eala has previously competed in the Grand Slams, but only in the Juniors where she won two Girls Doubles titles and the 2022 US Open Girls Singles crown. Her Girls Doubles titles came in the 2020 Australian Open with Indonesian partner Priska Nugroho and in the 2021 French Open with Russian Oksana Selekhmeteva.
Prior to the Australian Open, Eala is coming off a second round finish in the qualifiers of the W60 Canberra last week.
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