First WTA title for Alex Eala and Philippines
Alexandra Eala became the first player from the Philippines to win a WTA Tour-level singles title, following a rain-delayed Washington Open final on Monday (Aug 3).
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Filipina Eala lives up to the hype with Washington triumph
Aug 4 : Few young players on the WTA Tour have experienced the level of expectation and support Alexandra Eala has received since she earned a place on the elite women's circuit, and on Monday the Filipina showed what all the fuss is about by winning the Washington Open.
Eala powers past Pegula for first WTA title in Washington
WASHINGTON: Alexandra Eala capped her giant-killing run at the Washington Open with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 victory over top-seeded Jessica Pegula on Monday to become the first player from the Philippines to win a WTA title. Eala, ranked 28th, overpowered Pegula over the final two sets as play resumed in the final suspended after lengthy weather delays on Sunday. The 21-year-old left-hander produced a rock-solid service display and an impressive array of winners to deny third-ranked Pegula a 12th career title and a third this year. She won the last nine games of the contest, surrendering just eight points in the third set. “Just pure happiness,” Eala said of her first title, which comes after she agonizingly failed to convert four championship points in her only prior final at Eastbourne last year. “Oh my gosh, winning a 500, it’s insane. It’s an incredible milestone for me,” she added. “At the beginning of the week, there is no way I would have thought that I would be holding this trophy.
Philippines' Eala wins first WTA title, Fritz claims Washington crown
Aug 3 : Alexandra Eala became the first player from the Philippines to win a WTA Tour-level singles title and Taylor Fritz claimed his first trophy of the season after both rain-delayed Washington Open finals were completed on Monday.
Philippines' Eala beats Pegula to win first WTA title in Washington
Aug 3 : Alexandra Eala dismantled top seed Jessica Pegula 4-6 6-4 6-0 after the weather-hit Washington Open final resumed on Monday, completing a remarkable comeback to become the first player from the Philippines to win a WTA Tour-level singles title.
Rain forces Washington Open final to be rescheduled, Canadian Open play also pushed back
Aug 2 : The Washington Open women's final between Jessica Pegula and Alexandra Eala was suspended in the second set and pushed back to Monday due to rain, while matches at the Canadian Open in Toronto and Montreal were also rescheduled due to the weather.
Pegula leads Eala as storms push Washington Open finals to Monday
WASHINGTON, United States: World number three Jessica Pegula and rising star Alexandra Eala must wait until Monday to decide a Washington Open champion after thunderstorms postponed the completion of Sunday’s WTA final. After waiting through a three-hour thunderstorm delay to start, Pegula won the first set 6-4 and Eala led 2-1 in the second set of the championship match when rain returned. More than five hours passed with conditions remaining unplayable before organizers called off the resumption of play until Monday. Also postponed was the entire men’s final at the WTA and ATP 500-level hardcourt tournament, with 10th-ranked American Taylor Fritz set to face 19-year-old Spaniard Rafael Jodar. The women’s final will resume Monday at noon local time (1600 GMT) with the men’s final not before 1 p.m.
Pegula sets up Washington Open final against Eala
Aug 1 : Top-seeded American Jessica Pegula beat Russia's Diana Shnaider 7-5 6-4 on Saturday and set up a Washington Open final against the Philippines' Alexandra Eala, who defeated Japan's Naomi Osaka 6-4 6-2.