Eala rocks Abu DhabiMANILA, Philippines — Alex Eala continued to showcase the Filipino never-say-die spirit, saving multiple match points in hacking out a 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) win over Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus to roll into the WTA500 Abu Dhabi Open quarterfinals at the Zayed Sports City International Center. Chants of “A-lex, A-lex, A-lex!” erupted as Sasnovich couldn’t return a thunderous Eala winning serve, with the Belarusian’s shot kissing through the net first, then bouncing up high and going out of bounds. With the tremendous crowd support as if she’s playing at home, Eala was to pursue chase of glory versus Alexandrova late last night. Mabuhay at maraming salamat po,” beamed Eala who will also try to net a doubles semifinal ticket with Indonesian partner Janice Tjen against the second seed tandem of Chinese Shuai Zhang (doubles No. “These moments are just moments I have only dreamed about.

Source: Philippine Star February 05, 2026 16:44 UTC