MANILA, Philippines — Filipino tennis ace Alex Eala bowed out of the WTA 1000 Cincinnati Open after falling to world No. 10 Amanda Anisimova of the United States, 6-4, 4-6, 2-6, in the third round (round of 32) at the Lindner Family Tennis Center P&G Center Court Tuesday noon in Manila.
The loss ended Eala's 5-match winning streak against top 10 players, dropping her record to 9 wins and five losses.
Tied at 1-1, Eala started strong in the third set by winning two straight games but could not sustain that momentum for the rest of the match.
Anisimova fought back, winning the next six games capped by a perfect performance in the eighth game to end the match in 2 hours and 28 minutes.
