LIVE UPDATES: Alex Eala continues her campaign in the WTA 125 Birmingham Open against Alina Charaeva in the Round of 16 on Thursday.

Alex Eala crosses paths against Alina Charaeva in the WTA 125 Birmingham Open Round of 16 on Thursday. Refresh this page for updates.

Birmingham Open schedule

June 4, Thursday – Center Court

*8:30pm – Alex Eala vs Alina Charaeva

Alex Eala in action during the WTA 125 Birmingham Open. Alexandra eala

Alexandra Eala in action during the WTA 125 Birmingham Open. –BIRMINGHAM OPEN PHOTO

MANILA, Philippines–Alex Eala continues her campaign in the WTA 125 Birmingham Open against Alina Charaeva in the Round of 16 on Thursday.

Eala, the tournament’s top seed and ranked 37 in the WTA, advanced after a dominant 6-0, 6-2 victory over Priscilla Hon in her opening match.

“It was a good performance, especially it was my first match on grass, so I’m really happy… This is a good win for me,” Eala said of first win.

Alex Eala cruised past Priscilla Hon, 6-0, 6-2, to open her singles campaign in the WTA 125 Birmingham Open on Tuesday.

FILE–Philippines’s Alexandra Eala in action. (Photo by ALAIN JOCARD / AFP)

MANILA, Philippines–Alex Eala cruised past Priscilla Hon, 6-0, 6-2, to open her singles campaign in the WTA 125 Birmingham Open on Tuesday.

After losing her doubles match the day before, Eala bounced back with a wire-to-wire victory in the Round of 32 of her first tournament of the grass season.

The tournament’s top seed wasted no time asserting herself against Hon, racing to a 6-0 first-set win in just 22 minutes.

Hon, ranked No. 143 in the WTA, showed more resistance in the second set, winning back-to-back games after Eala built a 5-0 lead.

The Australian broke Eala for the first time in the match and then held serve to trim the deficit to 5-2, but the Filipino tennis star responded with a love hold to close out the match in less than an hour.

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