Alex Eala, Selekhmeteva oust defending champs to reach French Open girls doubles finals

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Alex Eala moves within a win of another Grand Slam juniors title after a doubles semifinal victory with Russian partner Oksana Selekhmeteva! RolandGarros

Alex Eala and Russian partner Oksana Selekhmeteva continue their dream run in the 2021 French Open girls doubles tournament as they nailed a finals berth on Friday, June 11 in Paris, France.

With both players motivated to give it all, the mixed-nationality pair broke serve early to go up 3-2 and scored three straight games to gain the opening set advantage. The 16-year-old Filipino tennis ace also gained a redemption of sorts as the No. 5 seeded Italians booted the Filipina and her American partner Elvina Kalieva in the first round of theWith the win, Eala gained a shot at a title after suffering a shock opening-round exit in the singles events, where she was seeded No. 2.

 

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