Eala boosts ITF ranking after historic Australian Open win

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 01 Feb 2020 08:07:03 +0000

BY KRISTEL SATUMBAGA

ALEX Eala

Philippines’ top junior player Alex Eala is expected to boost her International Tennis Federation (ITF) world junior rankings this week following a historic victory at the 2020 Australian Open Junior Championships in Melbourne on Friday.

The 14-year-old Eala and Indonesian Priska Madelyn Nugroho swept Slovenia’s Ziva Falkner and Great Britain’s Matilda Mutavdzic, 6-1, 6-2, to capture their first girls doubles Grand Slam title in only their second tournament as a pair.

The victory is expected to propel Eala’s No. 9 rankings prior to the Grand Slam as well as Nugroho’s, who is at No. 27.

“It’s been an amazing week and a great tournament, and I’m happy to be here,” s
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