Alex Eala suffers early exit in 2025 Wuhan Open qualifiers

MANILA, Philippines, October 6 ------ Alex Eala bowed out of the 2025 Wuhan Open qualifiers, losing to Japan’s Moyuka Uchijima, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2, in the first round on Saturday.

Eala forced a deciding set but fell behind 0-3 and was unable to recover, failing to advance in the third stop of her Asian swing. The Filipino tennis ace, who took a medical timeout in the third set, was coming off a quarterfinal exit in the Suzhou WTA 125 on Friday.

Eala has now played five straight three-set matches—including all three in Suzhou—since her semifinal appearance in the Jingshan Tennis Open on September 27.

She fought back in the second set against the 24-year-old Uchijima, stringing together three straight games to claim it 6-3. But Eala couldn’t sustain her rhythm in the decider, as Uchijima built on her early lead and pulled away by winning three of the final four games to close out the match in two hours and 11 minutes.

Eala is listed to compete next in the Japan Open, Guangzhou Open, and Hong Kong Open.

Source: sports.inquirer.net