Alex Eala faces a top-10 opponent in WTA world no. 8 Jasmine Paolini in the Round of 32 of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.
A huge task looms for Alex Eala as she tries to stage an emphatic upset of world no. 8 and two-time Grand Slam finalist Jasmine Paolini in the Round of 32 of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.
Eala marched on to the next round in Dubai after beating Hailey Baptiste, 6-4, 0-1 (ret.) over the weekend. Now, the Filipina hopes to catch a bigger fish in Paolini, who was the 2024 champion of this WTA 1000 tournament.
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The match is currently slated for 12:10 a.m. on Wednesday, February 18 (PH time).
Eala and Paolini will clash on center court, closing the action in the evening in Dubai.
The match will be live on Cignal via Premier Sports 2 (Ch. 273 HD).
Eala is looking to gain some ground after getting bumped down in the latest WTA rankings.
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Luisa Morales is a sports writer with a special interest in promoting women’s sports.
Her coverage highlights include the UAAP, PVL, Southeast Asian Games, and the FIBA World Cup. She also follows Alex Eala, the Philippine women’s national football team, and mixed martial arts.