Hong Kong, Nov 8, 2026 (AFP) - Emotional Eala stunned by Liu in Hong Kong final

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2026-11-08

Philippines tennis trailblazer Alex Eala dissolved into tears as she reflected on a "life-changing" season after falling agonisingly short of a second WTA Tour title on Sunday. The second seed was stunned 6-3, 6-0 by Claire Liu in the final of the Hong Kong Open as the American ranked 102 won her first tour title. Eala is at a career-high 17 in the world after a breakout year in which the 21-year-old clinched her maiden title, in Washington DC, i......

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