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| Alexandra Eala waves to the crowd after beating Emerson Jones in straight sets |
Second-seed Alexandra Eala tonight opened her campaign in the Hong Kong Tennis Open, her last tournament of the year, by beating Emerson Jones of Australia in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3.
“Super happy to be here in Hong Kong, super happy with the performance,” Eala said, while acknowledging the hundreds of fans in Center Court of Victoria Park, many of them Filipinos who had flown in just to watch her play.
Emerson who is ranked World No 132, had earlier lost in the elimination round and was a last -minute substitute for World No. 59 Alycia Parks, who injured a shoulder.
Interviewed after the game, Eala said she’s not used to one’s opponent changing that late, “but I guess that’s the tournament and you have to be ready for anything.”
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The 21-year-old Filipina, egged on by a mostly-Filipino crowd
at center court, raced to a 4-0 lead in the first set before letting the
18-year-old Australian break her serve and score her first point.
When it looked like Jones would equalize, scoring 4-3, Eala unleashed the first of her three aces of the game, 5-3.
Jones managed to score a point despite a double fault, 5-4, but
Eala closed out the set with steady ground strokes.
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In the second set, both players held serve for their first
point, but Eala scored four succeeding points to lead. 5-1.
After Jones clawed back two points, Eala ended the game with
an ace, 6-3. The match was over in just one hour and 23 minutes.






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