Eala rallies vs home bet to reach quarterfinals in W60 Madrid tiff

MANILA, Philippines, June 17 ------ Alex Eala fought back from a set down to pull off a come-from-behind victory over Yvonne Cavalle-Reimers, 0-6, 6-2, 7-5, in the Round of 16 of the W60 Madrid in Spain on Thursday.

After being blanked in the opening set where Cavalle-Reimers needed only 22 minutes to take the 1-0 set lead, the 17-year-old quickly recovered. Eala broke Cavalle-Reimers' serve in the sixth game of the second frame to swing momentum to her side, 4-2. She then strung together back-to-back game wins to force the third set decider, 6-2. Cavalle-Reimers looked poised to dispose of Eala when she took a 5-3 lead in Set 3.

Source: philstar.com