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- Alex Eala faces Belgium\u2019s Elise Mertens within the round of 32 of the WTA 500 Bad Homburg Open in Germany.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Bad Homburg Open schedule<\/h2>\n
June 22, Monday<\/strong><\/p>\n
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- 11:30 p.m. \u2013 Alex Eala vs Elise Mertens<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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<\/p>\nFILE \u2013 Alex Eala celebrates after a match within the Berlin Open. She beat Elena Rybakina and Elina Svitolina to succeed in the semifinals. \u2013BERLIN OPEN PHOTO<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
MANILA, Philippines\u2013Alex Eala returned to the highest 30 within the WTA rankings ahead of her debut on the Bad Homburg Open on Monday.<\/p>\n
Eala jumped five spots to world No. 30 following a blistering campaign within the WTA 500 Berlin Open, where she reached the semifinals. She moved only a spot shy of matching her\u00a0career-high rating of No. 29\u00a0last March.<\/p>\n
The 21-year-old Eala looks to proceed her giant-slaying ways starting against former world No. 12 Elise Mertens of Belgium within the round of 32 late Monday night.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nAlex Eala\u00a0\u2014WTA PHOTO<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Alex Eala\u2019s most memorable 2026 WTA run ended on Sunday morning in Manila when the Czech Linda Noskova needed just 69 minutes to bundle out the hard-fighting pride of the Philippines within the semifinals of the Berlin Open.<\/p>\n
And that leaves the 21-year-old setting her sights on one other WTA 500 event starting Monday when she battles Elise Mertens within the round-of-32 of the Bad Homburg Open on the Spielbank Bad Homburg Centre Court.<\/p>\n
There shall be no shortage of giants to cut down in Homburg in Germany, with former world No. 1 Iga Swiatek of Poland and newly crowned French Open champion Meera Andreeva ranked 1-2 within the event and where Eala will get a probability of facing Noskova again after taking a\u00a06-2, 6-4 defeat in Berlin.<\/p>\n
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