Alex Eala had a good run in the ITF W50 Indore tourney.
The third-seeded Filipina barged into the final four after defeating Romania’s Anca Alexia Todoni of Romania, 7-5, 6-2, in the quarterfinal round on Friday.
The tennis stalwart started strong in the Indore tournament, defeating Kazakhstan’s Zhibek Kulambayeva in the round of 32 and Russia’s Ekaterina Yashina in the round of 16.
Last Monday, January 29, Eala saw her Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) singles ranking go up three spots, climbing to a career-high No. 184 from No. 187.
Eala also improved 63 spots in the WTA doubles as well at No. 302 after she and Latvian partner Darja Semenistaja clinched the title in the W50 Pune doubles competition.
However, Kudermetova unleashed a strong 3-0 start in the third set before Eala cut it down to a one-point deficit, 3-2, only for the former to regain her momentum and finish off the Filipino tennis sensation in a grueling two-hour and 28-minute game.
Kudermetova forged a winner-take-all $50,000 final against Dalila Jakupovic of Slovenia on Sunday.
Eala’s fifth pro International Tennis Federation fifth singles championship remained elusive but she was able to surpass her quarterfinal exit in the W50 Pune last week.
