Alex Eala’s amazing run came to an end on Thursday, Sept. 28, but not after giving No. 1 seed and US Open quarterfinalist Zheng Qinwen of China a huge scare in their tense semis duel at the city’s Olympic Tennis Centre.
Alex Eala’s amazing run came to an end on Thursday, Sept. 28, but not after giving No. 1 seed and US Open quarterfinalistZheng Qinwen of Chinaa huge scare in their tense semis duel at the city’s Olympic Tennis Centre.
Despite a tearful end to what started as a promising start to her gold medal bid, Eala will still go home with a bronze medal. For a while, Eala, 18, appeared headed to scoring a huge upset over her 21-year-old rival after taking a 3-1 lead in the deciding third set in a game she capped with a sizzling return.
But while Eala was looking tired and weary – no thanks to a tiring 3-set win in the doubles on Wednesday, against the top-seeded pair of Yuki Bhambri and Ankita Ravinderkrishan Raina of India – the Chinese bet was gaining momentum like a typhoon that saw her unleash wicked forehand winners to start her own comeback.
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