(ABS-CBN) MANILA — Pinay tennis ace Alex Eala leapt 53 places up the WTA rankings, thanks to her performance in the $60,000 Bellinzona International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament in Switzerland.
From No. 715, the 15-year-old is now at 662.
The Rafa Nadal Academy scholar was off to a dominant start in Bellinzona, trumping world’s No. 323 Margot Yerolymos of France, 7-6 (6), 6-2, in the first round.
She want on to topple world No. 206 Laura-Ioana Paar of Romania, 6-7 (6), 6-1, 6-0, in the second round before bowing to world No. 284 Simona Waltert of Switzerland, 7-5, 3-6, 6-2, in the third round.
The Rafa Nadal Academy expects Eala to climb 200 places given her recent progress.
“Great work in Switzerland! @alex.eala has achieved two important victories at the @w60bellinzona_worldtennistour and will climb more than 200 places in the @wta rankings. VAMOS! MABUHAY!” it said in its Instagram post… Read More
