MANILA – Filipino tennis star Alexandra Eala conquered Australian Talia Gibson, 4-6, 6-2, 6-0, Wednesday to reach the WTA 500 Toray Pan Pacific Open quarterfinals at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan.  Eala, currently World No. 19, will next face third seed Diana Shnaider, who won over Aliaksandra Sasnovich, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3.  LIVE: Alex Eala vs Talia Gibson – Pan Pacific Open Round of 16 Shnaider beat Eala, 7-5, 6-4, at the WTA 500 Ningbo Open last week.  After winning the singles bronze medal at the Nagoya Asian Games, Eala made early exits in China and Singapore.  READ: Alex Eala yields […]...

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