Filipina teen tennis sensation Alex Eala had a dominating start to 2022 with a first round win on Sunday, January 16, in the qualifying draw of women’s $25,000 event of the Rafa Nadal Academy World Tennis Tour in Manacor, Spain.
Eala, seeded No. 11 in qualifying, defeated Slovenia’s Ella Hojnik, 6-1, 6-1, to cruise to the second round and put herself two wins away from the main draw. The 16-year-old Filipina will face Slovakia’s Mia Chudejova on Monday, January 17. Eala, ranked No. 527 in the Women’s Tennis Association is set to have the upperhand as the 18-year-old Slovakian holds a pro ranking of No. 1337.
Eala, who won her maiden pro title in the same tour exactly a year ago, hopes to bounce back from her foot injury after her stint in the US Open where she reached the quarterfinal. She returned to sporting action in the women’s $25,000 tournament in Czech Republic last November and capped off her season in the Orange Bowl Junior Championships in Florida.
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