Alex Eala fell short on her bid of a third pro title after bowing to hometown bet Marina Bassols Ribera, 6-4, 7-5, in the W60 Madrid International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament in Spain Sunday. Photo from Rafa Nadal AcademyEala, 17, couldn’t find the right combination to upset the 14th seed Ribera to settle for the runner-up honors. Even the Rafa Nadal Academy, where she has been a scholar for the past years, congratulated Eala’s feat. “Congrats on your amazing week, Alex Eala!” the academy’s social media page wrote. Her earlier wins came from Bulgaria’s Lia Karatancheva, 6-4, 6-4; Chile’s Daniela Seguel, 6-1, 6-2; Spain’s Yvonne Cavalles-Reimers, 0-6, 6-2, 7-5; Australia’s Jaimee Fourlis, 6-1, 6-4; and Canada’s Katherine Sebov, 6-2, 6-1.

Source: Manila Times June 20, 2022 13:55 UTC