Eala advances to Guadalajara 125 Open semis

TENNIS ACE. Filipina tennis player Alexandra Eala during her stint at the US Open in New York on Aug. 27, 2025. Eala advances to the semifinals match of the Guadalajara 125 Open in Mexico after Italian Nicole Fossa Huergo, 7-6 (2), 6-2. (Photo courtesy: TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP / FILE)

By Jean Malanum | Philippine News Agency

Filipino tennis ace Alex Eala defeated Italian Nicole Fossa Huergo, 7-6 (2), 6-2, Friday morning (Manila time) to reach the Guadalajara 125 Open semifinal at the Panamerican Tennis Center hardcourt in Zapopan, Mexico.

The second-seeded Eala will face American Kayla Day, who ousted third seed and world No. 84 Emiliana Arango of Colombia, 7-5, 6-2, in the other quarterfinal match of the tournament, also known as the Abierto Zapopan.

Eala, ranked No. 75 in the world, previously defeated Dutch Arianne Hartono, 6-2, 6-2 (1st round) and American Varvara Lepchenko, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (3), 6-3 (2nd round).

Meanwhile, the other semifinal match features Russian Maria Kozyreva against Hungarian Panna Udvardy.

Kozyreva beat American Alana Smith, 7-6 (10), 6-4, while Udvardy stunned fourth seed British Francesca Jones, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.

Top seed Russian Kamilla Rakhimova, the 2024 champion, was eliminated by 2020 Australian Open Junior champion Victoria Jimenez Kasintsev of Andorra, 1-6, 6-7 (2), in the first round.

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