Alex Eala secures the Philippines' first tennis medal in the Asian Games since 2006 after turning back Japan's Kyoka Okamura to reach the women's singles semifinals
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines’ near two-decade medal drought in Asian Games tennis is over thanks to Alex Eala.
Blanked in the opening set and down 0-2 in the second, Eala won 13 of the next 16 games to secure the Philippines’ first tennis medal in the continental showpiece since Cecil Mamiit bagged the men’s singles bronze in 2006. Okamura knotted the second set at 5-5 for a shot at a sweep, but the Filipina held her nerve and won the next two games to force a decider.
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