Alexandra Eala of the Philippines celebrates a point won against Jessica Pegula during their match on Day 10 of the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium on March 27, 2025 in Miami Gardens, Florida. Al Bello, Getty Images/AFP
Alex Eala is gearing up for a potential rematch with Jelena Ostapenko, this time on the grass court at the Eastbourne Open.
Ostapenko was one of Eala's victims during her Cinderella run at the Miami Open, with the Filipina ace outlasting the Latvia star 7-6, 7-5.
Eala, currently ranked 74 by the World Tennis Association, triumphed 6-0, 6-1 against World No. 61 Lucia Bronzetti, playing almost flawless tennis to advance in the Round of 16.
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But standing in the way of the possible Eala-Ostapenko II is United Kingdom's Sonay Kartal, now-ranked 49th globally.
This is Ostapenko’s first grass tournament of the season, while Kartal has competed in two grass tournaments this year the HSBC Championships in London and Lexus Nottingham Open in the UK.
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Ostapenko is also the third-seeded player in the tournament following seed #2 Barbora Krejčíková (No. 17) and top-seed Daria Kasatkina (No. 16).
Kartal and Ostapenko will play Tuesday at 6 p.m. (Manila time). The winner will take on the Filipina tennis sensation this Wednesday.
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This is Eala's final tournament before the Wimbledon.
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