BREAKING NEWE: Eala lifts the trophy at Washington
Alexandra Eala won the tournament on Monday evening against Jessica Pegula.
Alexandra Eala, Washington 2026 | © PsNewz
Filipino Alexandra Eala won the Mubadala DC Open tournament by defeating American Jessica Pegula, the top seed, 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 on Monday evening.
Eala, ranked No 28, beat Japanese Naomi Osaka, the No 3 seed (6-4, 6-2), Ukrainian Elina Svitolina, the second seed (6-3, 6-4), Canadian Leylah Fernandez, the No 7 seed (6-2, 7-6 (1)) and Chinese Qinwen Zheng (4-6, 6-4, 6-1) in the previous rounds.
Earlier in the tournament, Pegula, ranked No 3, defeated Russian Diana Shnaider, the No 4 seed (7-5, 6-4), Russian Anna Kalinskaya, the No 5 seed (6-3, 7-5) and Pole Magdalena Frech (3-6, 6-3, 6-0).
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