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Alexandra Eala roared previous top-seeded Jessica Pegula to say her maiden title in Monday’s rain-delayed last on the Mubadala DC Open in Washington.
The 20-year-old Eala turned the primary participant from the Philippines to win an occasion on the WTA Tour, sweeping the final eight video games to finish her 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 comeback.
The unseeded Eala was main 2-1 within the second set when the match was suspended on Sunday evening. The second set was tied 4-4 earlier than Pegula collapsed. Eala gained 24 of the 32 factors within the deciding set.
Eala additionally defeated No. 2 seed Elina Svitolina of Ukraine and No. 3 Naomi Osaka of Japan throughout her history-making march to the trophy.
–Field Level Media