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The Filipino player suffered a 7-5, 6-4 defeat to world No. 13 Diana Shnaider in their first WTA Tour meeting, extending a difficult run of results.
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Alex Eala's rough patch on the WTA Tour continued on Thursday as the Filipino star was knocked out of the Ningbo Open in the round of 16, falling to world No. 13 Diana Shnaider 7-5, 6-4.
It was the first competitive meeting between the two on tour - and Shnaider proved exactly why she sits so high in the rankings.
Both players held serve comfortably through the opening exchanges, deadlocked at 4-4. Shnaider then seized the initiative with a break in the ninth game, but Eala hit straight back to level at 5-5. The reprieve was short-lived - Shnaider broke again to pocket the set 7-5.
The second set was equally tight, with breaks flying in both directions as the score reached 3-3. Eala edged ahead 4-3 on serve, yet Shnaider reeled off the final three games to wrap up a straight-sets victory.
The defeat is Eala's fourth loss in her last five outings - a worrying dip in form for the 21-year-old.
Eala now turns her attention to the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Japan, which runs from 26 October to 1 November. A strong showing there could be just what she needs to arrest her slide.
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