MANILA, Philippines — Filipino tennis ace Alex Eala on Monday slipped one spot to No. 29 in the latest Women's Tennis Association (WTA) rankings heading to her North American hardcourt swing campaign.
Eala's 1,666 total ranking points stayed intact but dropped a notch after Barbora Krejcikova leaped from No. 32 to No. 26 following her 250 Athens Open conquest in Greece.
Krejcikova, who defeated Eala in her Wimbledon debut last year, topped home bet Maria Sakkari in Athens in the final, 7-6(5), 6-3, to boost herself with 250 ranking points for a total of 1,680.
Krejcikova's ascent likewise resulted in Emma Navarro (1,674) and Anastasia Potapova (1,667) slipping one spot from No. 26 to No. 27, respectively.
Following her historic Wimbledon run, Eala climbed from No. 32 to a new career-high No. 28 in the WTA rankings last week on July 13.
Eala will begin her North American hard-court swing campaign at the Mubadala D.C. Open from July 27 to August 2 in Washington D.C., United States.
