00:00Alex Ayala continues her strong run as she moves closer to winning her second straight title, reaching the quarterfinals of the WTA 250 Sao Paulo Open in Brazil.
00:11She defeats Argentina's Julia Riera 6-1, 6-4 in their Round of 16 match at Villalobos State Park on Thursday, September 11, Manila time.
00:19Ayala will face fellow history maker Janice Jen of Indonesia, ranked world number 130 in the quarterfinals.
00:26Both made headlines at the US Open weeks ago. Ayala became the first Filipino to win a Grand Slam main draw match in the Open era, while Jen became the first Indonesian in 22 years to win a match in a major tournament.
00:37If Ayala wins, she will move on to the semifinals to face either second seed Solana Sierra of Argentina or sixth seed Francesca Jones of Great Britain.
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