Alex Eala blasts Chinese home bet, cruises to Jingshan semifinal

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Filipino tennis star Alex Eala continues to lord over the competition in the 2025 WTA 125 Jingshan Open. She wins against veteran Chinese home bet Lu Jiajing to reach the semifinal round on Friday, September 26.  Full story: https://www.rappler.com/sports/tennis-match-results-alex-eala-jiajing-lu-jingshan-open-china-september-26-2025/

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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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