ALEXANDRA “ALEX” EALA reasserted mastery of seasoned Croatian ace Donna Vekic, 6-3, 6-4, in the Kooyong Classic in Melbourne on Wednesday at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club ahead of her main draw debut in the Australian Open (AO) this weekend.
The 20-year-old Ms. Eala scored the repeat win in just over an hour for her final game before duking it out against the world titans in this year’s first Grand Slam at the same city slated until Feb. 1.
Ms. Eala previously beat the 29-year-old Croatian, who won a silver medal in the 2024 Paris Olympics singles, at the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand last week with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 comeback win.
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