Alex Eala completed a dramatic finish against Destanee Aiava of Australia, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, in the W25 Roehampton in Great Britain on Thursday.
Thus, she has set a quarterfinal showdown with top seed Priscilla Hon, also of Australia.
Friday’s quarterfinal will be the first meeting between WTA World No. 250 Eala and 201st-ranked Hon, and they are scheduled first on Court 4 of the National Tennis Centre.
Eala, who posted a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Australian qualifier and World No. 781 Gabriella Da Silva Fick in the first round, had a more difficult time getting past the second round against her doubles partner Aiava.
Hours after their clash, Eala and Aiava teamed up for their doubles quarterfinal clash versus No. 1 seeds Talia Gibson and Petra Hule of Australia.
But they failed to get past through, yielding a 1-6, 5-7 defeat to the Australian top seeds.
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