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Alex Eala Cruises 6-0, 6-2 in SP Open Opener, Extends Win Streak to Six

The No. 3 seed rises to a live No. 59 ranking ahead of a second-round meeting with Julia Riera in Sao Paulo.

Overview

  • Eala won the first nine games and saved all four break points faced in a 6-0, 6-2 defeat of France’s Yasmine Mansouri.
  • The result follows her Guadalajara WTA 125 title, pushing her unbeaten run to six matches across back-to-back events.
  • With the victory, she improves two places to No. 59 in the WTA Live Rankings, with further gains possible with additional wins.
  • Next she plays Argentina’s Julia Riera, ranked No. 188, with their head-to-head tied 1–1 heading into their first hard-court meeting.
  • The SP Open is a debut WTA 250 and the first top-level women’s event in Brazil since 2016, where Eala is the No. 3 seed seeking her maiden tour-level singles title.