Pinay tennis star Alex Eala fought back from a set down to defeat Japan’s Kyoka Okamura, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, securing a spot in the semifinals of the ITF W100 27th Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge 2024 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Friday.
Eala dropped the first set against the unseeded Okamura but turned things around in the second, winning three straight games to take a 5-3 lead.
She then dominated the third set, racing to a 3-0 lead before sealing the victory.
The 19-year-old will face top seed Polina Kudermetova of Russia in the semifinals on Sunday, with a finals berth on the line.
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