FILE — Filipino tennis star Alex Eala.
MANILA, Philippines—Alex Eala made an early exit in her return to motion, dropping Darya Astakhova of Russia, 6-2, 6-2, within the Spherical of 32 of the W25 Milovice Indoor Open 2021 at Milten Sport Centrum within the Czech Republic Tuesday (Manila time).
Eala, who missed two months of tennis motion after the US Open, had temporary management of the match abut misplaced three straights to fall 3-1 to Astakhova earlier than the Russian took over and gained the sixth to eighth video games to take the primary set.
Astakhova had a greater begin to the second set going up 5-1 earlier than wrapping issues up within the eighth.
The W25 Milovice was Eala’s first competitors after she suffered a foot damage following her marketing campaign within the 2021 US Open in September.
Astakhova will subsequent face the Nice Britain’s Sarah Beth Gray within the second spherical.
RELATED STORIES
Get the most well liked sports activities information straight into your inbox
Learn Subsequent
Subscribe to INQUIRER PLUS to get entry to The Philippine Every day Inquirer & different 70+ titles, share as much as 5 devices, take heed to the information, obtain as early as 4am & share articles on social media. Name 896 6000.