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FILE–Philippines’ Alexandra Eala in action. (Photo by Adrian Dennis / AFP)
MANILA, Philippines–Alex Eala crosses paths with World No. 2 Elena Rybakina in the Round of 16 of the Berlin Open on Thursday.
Match time is set for no earlier than 11:30 p.m. (Manila time).
It will be Eala’s second meeting with Rybakina this year after their clash in the Italian Open last month.
Eala, currently ranked No. 35 in the WTA rankings, lost to Rybakina, the reigning Australian Open champion, 6-4, 6-3, on the clay courts of Rome.
Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina hits a return to Philippine’s Alexandra Eala during their women’s singles match at the WTA Rome Open tennis tournament at Foro Italico in Rome on May 10, 2026. (Photo by Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP)
This time, Eala and Rybakina will square off on grass, where the Filipin tennis star has enjoyed a strong run in recent weeks.
Eala opened her Berlin Open campaign with a 7-5, 6-4 victory over Donna Vekic on Wednesday.
She also captured the WTA 125 Birmingham Open title earlier this month to kick off her grass-court season.
The Berlin Open marks another key stop in Eala’s preparations for Wimbledon, which runs from June 29 to July 12.
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