Alex Eala might have settled for the bronze medal in the women’s tennis competition of the 19th Asian Games, but she did not do so without putting up a fight.
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MANILA, Philippines – Alex Eala might have settled for the bronze medal in the women’s tennis competition of the 19th Asian Games, but she did not do so without putting up a fight. World No. 23 Qinwen Zheng of China survived the 190-ranked Eala, 6-1, 6-7, 6-3 Thursday in a thrilling three-setter that took over three hours. The local looked like she was about to smoothly go to the finals of the tournament after going up 5-2 in the second set. Eala secured the second set after Zheng was not able to return Eala’s hit, 7-6.Eala, however, ran out of gas in the final set.
She went up 3-1 in the third set, but Zheng was just too much for the Filipina, not allowing her to get another game. The Filipina ace thus ended her amazing Asiad debut with a podium finish. Eala is not yet done though as she’s set to play in the mixed tennis quarterfinals also on Thursday, teaming up with Francis Alcantara against Thailand’s Luksika Kumkhum and Maximus Jones.
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