Eastbourne Open: Eala reaches quarter-finals after Ostapenko retirement
Alexandra Eala benefited from the abandonment of Jelena Ostapenko (0-6, 6-2, 3-2) on Wednesday afternoon and will face the winner of the match between Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska and wildcard Francesca Jones in the next round
Alexandra Eala, Monastir 2023
Filipino qualifier Alexandra Eala moved into the last eight of the Eastbourne Open when Latvian Jelena Ostapenko, the No 3 seed, retired on Wednesday afternoon at the Devonshire Park Lawn Club.
Eala, ranked No 74, led 0-6, 6-2, 3-2 when Ostapenko, ranked No 20, pulled out on Wednesday at the Devonshire Park Lawn Club.
The 20-year-old Filipino will face the winner of the match between Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska and wildcard Francesca Jones next.
Ahead of her victory, Alexandra Eala beat Italian Lucia Bronzetti (6-0, 6-1).
The Latvian won against Sonay Kartal (6-3, 7-6 (2)) in the previous round of the Eastbourne tournament.
Eastbourne WTA 250, other second-round results (Devonshire Park Lawn Club, grass, USD 389.000, most recent results first):
- Dayana Yastremska vs. Francesca Jones
- Kamilla Rakhimova (Q) beat Peyton Stearns (6): 6-3, 6-4
- Maya Joint beat Emma Raducanu (7): 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (4)
- Anna Blinkova beat Lulu Sun: 6-3, 6-3
- Varvara Gracheva (Q) beat Rebecca Sramkova (8): 7-5, 6-3
- Barbora Krejcikova (2) beat Jodie Burrage (WC): 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (3)
- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova beat Kimberly Birrell (Q): 7-5, 7-5
