MANILA, Philippines — The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) live rankings can be uplifting during victories and brutal in defeat.
Less than 24 hours after Alex Eala achieved a career-best No. 29 in the official rankings, the live rankings already dropped her to No. 49 Monday evening, a few days before she returns to the WTA 1000 Miami Open.
The live rankings already reflected the expiration of the 390 points the Filipino tennis ace earned last year for her historic semifinal finish at the Miami Open.
Since Eala received a first-round bye and automatically advanced to the round of 64 this year as a 31st seed, the lefty netter secured 10 points already, reducing the 390-point deduction to 380.
From 1,525 ranking points, Eala is left with 1,145.
Points gained from last year expire after 52 weeks (1 year) and is replaced by a player's latest points.