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Ealas off to good start in Australia tennis tilt

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Fourteen-year-old Alexandra Eala and her brother Miko got off to a great start yesterday in the 2020 AGL Loy Yang Traralgon Junior International Tennis Tournament in Victoria, Australia.

Eala, coached by Daniel Gomez of the Rafa Nadal Academy, pulled off a 6-1, 6-2 win over Hungarian netter Amarisa Toth in the first round.

Seeded fourth in the tournament, Eala advanced to the second round for a clash with China’s Na Dong, a qualifying round entry.

The world no. 9 ranked Eala missed a days’ practice after Australian officials suspended practice on Wednesday.

Officials warned that smoke and haze from regional wild fires affected the playing conditions of the tournament early this week.

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Elder brother Miko made it past the first round in the boys singles when he disposed of Jeremy Lin of Australia, 6-2, 6-2, in the first qualifying round of the boys’ singles.

But Mike did not advance to the main after Corban Crowther of New Zealand held him down with 6-3, 6-7(3), 10-8 triumph in the second round.

Dong arranged a clash with Eala following a 7-5, 6-4 edging of Australian Tylah Preston.

Polina Kudermetova of Russia and Slovenian Pia Lovric also joined Eala and Dong in the second round.

Kudermetova waylaid Australian Amy Stevens, 6-4, 6-2, while Lovric eased out Julia Belgaver of France, 6-4, 6-2.

The netfest is Eala’s way of preparing for her participation the 2020 Australian Open.

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