00:00Pinoy tennis ace Alex Ayala won his first game in the main draw of the W100 Bengaluru in Dinaos, India.
00:10The 19-year-old sensation was put together by his family and the Netherlands player, Arian Hartono, in a straight set 6-2 at 6-1.
00:20This was the third time that Ayala and Hartono crossed paths.
00:25Ayala faced Hartono for the first time at the W25 Roehampton in 2023,
00:30where the Asian Games double bronze medalist took part in their semifinals match 7-6, 2-6 at 6-1.
00:38At the W125 Canberra International on January 1,
00:43they had their second draw, where Ayala won again in the second round,
00:48after being put together in a straight set 6-3.
00:52Next up is the face of Ayala in the round 2 of the natural tournament, Dalila Djakubovic of Slovenia.