ALEXANDRA Eala and Canadian partner Felix Auger-Aliassime faltered against the tandem of Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina and France’s Gael Monfils, 4-1, 4-1, in the round of 16 of the US Open mixed doubles on Tuesday in New York.
Eala and Auger-Aliassime struggled to gain control of the match as Svitolina and Monfils dictated the exchanges and produced the more consistent performance.
The Filipina-Canadian pair managed three aces but converted none of their two break-point opportunities. They also committed two double faults and finished with eight winners and 23 total points won.
Svitolina and Monfils, meanwhile, registered two aces, seven winners and 34 total points, while winning all of their 22 receiving points recorded in the match statistics.
The defeat ends Eala’s mixed doubles run at the US Open after she was given a wildcard entry alongside Auger-Aliassime, the world No. 4 in men’s singles.
Eala now turns her full attention to the women’s singles competition, where she enters the tournament as one of the seeded players following her rise to a career-best No. 18 in the WTA rankings.
The 21-year-old Filipina is coming off a strong North American hard-court swing that included her maiden WTA 500 title in Washington, a Round of 16 finish in Toronto and a third-round appearance in Cincinnati. (Adrian Co)
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