MANILA, Philippines — Alex Eala pulled off a thrilling 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5) come-from-behind win over Belarus' Allaksandra Sasnovich to advance to the quarterfinals of the 2026 Abu Dhabi Open at the Zayed Sports City International Tennis Centre in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates early Thursday in Manila.
Eala rallied from a 2-5 deficit in the third set to stifle Sasnovich's charge in a match that lasted two hours and 51 minutes.
Eala will face second seed Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia in the quarterfinals, who defeated Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine, 6-3, 6-0. TMT
