MANILA, Philippines — Dream match.
Alexandra "Alex" Eala of the Philippines seeks a massive upset against world No. 2 Elena Rybakina in the WTA 1000 Italian Open third round (round of 32) in Rome on Sunday.
The order of play for Sunday's lineup had not been released yet as of writing but matches usually start as early as 11 a.m. local time or 5 p.m. in Manila.
This is Eala's eighth meeting against a top 10 opponent and Rybakina of Kazakhstan is the sixth player in that elite list.
World No. 42 Eala put herself in position to face Rybakina after taking down No. 33 and tournament No. 31 seed Wang Xinyu iof China in the round of 64 on Friday evening, 6-4, 6-3.
Rybakina then forged the match after dispatching world No. 47 Maria Sakkari of Greece in their second round encounter, 6-4, 6-1, early Saturday morning in Manila.
