00:00Filipino tennis star Alex Ayala continues to lord over the competition in the 2025 WTA 125 Jingshan Open.
00:09She wins against veteran Chinese home bet Lu Jiajing 6-4 and 6-1 to reach the semi-final round on Friday, September 26.
00:17Undeterred by a rain delay and a surprise early deficit,
00:20world number 58 Ayala rose from a 4-2 hole in the first set with four straight games to take command.
00:26World number 349 Lu lost steam from that point onwards.
00:31The standard remains high for Ayala in Jingshan as the only WTA top 100 player in the entire tournament.
00:38Ayala is set to face a familiar and formidable foe in the semi-final.
00:42Former world number 39 Lulu son of New Zealand, now ranked number 146.
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