Overtime

EALA, NUGROHO MARCH INTO SECOND ROUND OF WIMBLEDON DOUBLES

Alex Eala and partner Priska Nugroho dominated the Japanese-American duo of Erika Matsuda and Valencia Xu, 6-0, 6-0, to jumpstart their campaign for the 2021 Wimbledon Girls' Doubles Tournament on Wednesday night (Philippine time).

/ 8 July 2021

Eala and Nugroho started off strong, gaining the advantage over their opponents in the opening set and wrapping up the round with 15 minutes on the clock with a sweep.

The Filipino-Indonesia duo kept their momentum in the second set to clinch their victory leaving Matsuda and Xu scoreless for the whole match that lasted for 32 minutes.

The Eala-Nugroho tandem will be facing Swiss Chelsea Fontenel and USA’s Ashlyn Krueger for the second round.

This is the second time Eala is paired with her Indonesian partner after their successful stint in the 2020 Australian Open Juniors Doubles.

Eala is also cruising to the second round of the girls’ singles tournament, overwhelming Solana Sierra of Argentina with a 6-2, 6-4 win in the first round.