Following her impressive victory in her first singles role, Filipina tennis star Alex Eala also secured another impressive win in the doubles event together with Turkish player Zeynep Sönmez at the Madrid Open in Spain on Thursday evening, April 23, 2026 (Philippine time).
Dominant Performance
The pair of Eala and Sönmez dominated against the duo of Chan Hao-ching of Chinese Taipei and Fanny Stollár of Hungary, winning 6-2, 6-2 in the Round of 32.
At the start of the match, Eala and Sönmez faced a 0-2 deficit in the first set, but they fiercely rallied and posted six consecutive victories.
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After that, Eala and Sönmez achieved complete domination in the second set, where they posted a 4-0 lead before the opponents could score.
