Eala eyes redemption in Ningbo Open

FILIPINO tennis star Alexandra “Alex” Eala arrived in Ningbo, China, on Friday, as she is set to take part in the Ningbo Open. The tournament’s Facebook page showed Eala arriving with a bouquet of flowers given to her. “Good to see you in Ningbo, Alexandra Eala,” the tournament’s Facebook page wrote early on Saturday. Eala was fresh off a forgettable campaign in the Chinese city of Wuhan, as she was eliminated in the first round of both the women’s singles and doubles events. In the singles tournament, Eala, who was World No. 18, was eliminated by qualifier Han Shi in three sets and in the doubles event, the Filipina, alongside Zeynep Sonmez, were defeated by the Ukrainian duo of Dayana Yastremska and Anhelina Kalinina in straight sets. Prior to the Wuhan Open, she was present at the Paris Fashion Show. Wuhan, however, also had several other upsets, that also included top-seeded former World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus falling to American Ann Li in the round of 32, as well as Belgium’s Elise Mertens losing to Daria Snigur of Ukraine in the round of 64. At the recent Asian Games in Japan, Eala, who skipped the Beijing Open to take part in the quadrennial meet, defeated…