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Fresh off her first WTA Tour title, Alex Eala opened her Canadian Open campaign with a 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 victory over American Alycia Parks in the round of 64.

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00:00Fresh off her first WTA Tour title, Alex Ayala opened her Canadian Open campaign
00:05with a 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 victory over American Alicia Parks in the round of 64.
00:11She avenged her loss to Parks at the first round of the Australian Open in January.
00:16Ayala dominates Parks in the third set as she extended her winning streak.
00:21Seated 25th and given a first round bye, Ayala completed the win in 1 hour and 51 minutes.
00:27Ayala will face another American, Katie McNally, for the first time on the WTA Tour.
00:32Ayala aims to reach the fourth round of a WTA 1000 tournament for the first time
00:36since her Miami Open run in March.
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