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The Filipino star produced a stunning fightback against Talia Gibson to reach the last eight in Tokyo, putting herself on course for a career-high world ranking of 17th.
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Filipino tennis star Alex Eala has fought her way into the quarter-finals of the 2026 Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, producing a gutsy three-set comeback to dispatch Australia's Talia Gibson 4-6, 6-2, 6-0 in the second round of the WTA 500 event.
Eala looked in trouble early, dropping serve at 3-4 and again at 4-5 to surrender the opening set. From that point on, however, she was untouchable on her own serve. She broke Gibson twice in the second set and three more times in the third, rattling off 12 of the final 14 games to seal a commanding victory, ESPN reports.
The win pushes Eala to 2,289 points in the Live WTA Rankings, projecting her to a new career-high position of 17th in the world - a remarkable milestone for the 21-year-old.
Eala had already set the tone for her Tokyo campaign by sweeping past 17-year-old British wildcard Mika Stojsavljevic 6-1, 6-2 in the opening round, stressing afterwards the importance of staying locked in mentally throughout her matches. This latest result marks her second successive victory during the Asian swing of the tournament.
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