00:00Alex Ayala falls flat in her bid to rule the inaugural Philippine Women's Open
00:05after losing to Colombia's Camila Osorio in the quarter-finals.
00:09Osorio, who is world number 84, lived up to her billing as a more accomplished player,
00:13having three WTA Tour titles already under her belt.
00:17Ayala led 3-2 in the first and second sets but lost the upper hand on both occasions,
00:22ending with a 6-4-6-4 loss. Despite her loss, she exits the tournament somehow gratified knowing
00:28she has brought the sport closer to Filipinos. She now turns her focus to a bigger WTA 500 event,
00:35the Abu Dhabi Open, beginning Sunday, February 1.
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