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Filipino tennis player Alex Eala lost her Asian Games semifinal match to China’s Wang Xiyu on Thursday at the Higashiyama Park Tennis Center. Ranked 85th globally, Wang won the match with a score of 3-6 6-3 6-2 after rallying from behind in the final set. Eala, who was aiming for her first Asian Games gold and qualification points for the 2028 Olympics, now faces silver medal hopes in singles and has already secured mixed doubles bronze. Despite the loss, she expressed no regrets about competing for her country.

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Alex Eala, a 21-year-old Filipino tennis player and Southeast Asia's first WTA title winner, lost her Asian Games semifinal match to China’s Wang Xiyu on Thursday in Nagoya. Ranked 85th globally, Wang won the match 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, ending Eala’s hopes for a gold medal and qualification for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Despite this setback, Eala was undeterred, stating she had no regrets about competing for her country. She gave up an opportunity to earn ranking points and prize money at the concurrent China Open in Beijing to represent the Philippines, potentially facing penalties from the WTA for skipping a mandatory event. This marks Eala’s second singles bronze medal and third medal overall, including mixed doubles bronze from Hangzhou three years ago.

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Eala, the Southeast Asian nation’s first WTA title winner and a fan favourite on tour, was consigned to her second singles bronze medal and third in total, having also taken the mixed doubles bronze at Hangzhou three years ago.

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🔮 The 21-year-old gave up the chance to earn ranking points and prize money at the concurrent China Open to represent the Philippines in Nagoya and may get a fine and ranking penalty from the WTA for skipping the mandatory event in Beijing.

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Alex Eala loses Asian Games semifinal to China’s Wang Xiyu · assertive framing

Alex Eala’s hopes of a maiden Asian Games gold medal and qualification for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics tennis tournament have been crushed by China’s unheralded Wang Xiyu in the semifinals. asserted

hopes → crush → semifinals

World number 85 Xiyu rallied to a 3-6 6-3 6-2 win over the Filipino top seed at the Games on Thursday. asserted

Xiyu → rally → Thursday

Eala → consign → Hangzhou

The 21-year-old gave up the chance to earn ranking points and prize money at the concurrent China Open to represent the Philippines in Nagoya and may get a fine and ranking penalty from the WTA for skipping the mandatory event in Beijing. uncertain

old → give → Beijing

Eala said she had no regrets. asserted

she → say → regrets

“I’m really happy to have experienced this, to experience the support … and to be with the team and, yeah, to compete for the country,” she said after the match. asserted

she → ’m → match

The world number 18 was on track for her first Asian Games final but her level dropped in the second set before she crumbled to a 4-1 deficit in the third. asserted

she → drop → third

The 85th-ranked Wang fought off break points against the increasingly desperate Eala before serving out the match to love at Higashiyama Park Tennis Center. “[Wang] was more consistent. asserted

Wang → rank → Center

I had a couple of ups and downs during the match which is something I have to talk to my team about and process,” said Eala. asserted

Eala → have → team

Wang will meet 37-year-old Zhang Shuai in an all-China final. asserted

Wang → meet → final

She may have her hands full against former Wimbledon and Australian Open quarterfinalist Zhang, who rolled back the years to beat Kazakh Yulia Putintseva 6-4 6-2. uncertain

who → have → Putintseva

Zhang has medalled at three previous Asian Games, taking silver in the 2018 singles in Jakarta and a team gold at the 2010 Guangzhou Games. asserted

Zhang → medal → Games

She will be in her 40s when the next Games launch in Doha in 2030 but was not ruling out playing. asserted

Games → rule → 2030

“I always feel like this may be my last Games. uncertain

this → feel → ?

But look, aren’t I here again?” she said. asserted

she → look → ?

“As long as you don’t give up on yourself, no one else in this world can give you that death sentence.” asserted

one → give → sentence

Alex Eala loses Asian Games semifinal to China’s Wang Xiyu

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