Alexandra Eala Reacts To Shocking Singapore Open Exit - “Beauty of Tennis”

Alexandra Eala's Singapore Open campaign came to a disappointing end on Thursday after the No. 3 seed suffered a shock defeat to world No. 180 Tatiana Prozorova.

Eala took the opening set 6-4 and appeared to be in control after building a 4-2 lead in the second. However, Prozorova fought back to force a deciding set and eventually completed a three-hour comeback, winning 7-5, 6-3 in the final two sets.

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The defeat marked Eala's first loss to a player ranked outside the top 100 in a year. Despite the setback, the 21-year-old remained focused on learning from the experience rather than dwelling on the result.

Alexandra Eala Calls It the "Beauty of Tennis"

Eala admitted she was disappointed with the result but said she would take time to understand what went wrong and use the loss as a learning experience.

"I think I need to take the time to see what could have been improved. Yeah, learn. Take the time to learn," Eala said.

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The Filipina also acknowledged that Prozorova simply played the better match on the day.

"I think that Tatiana played really well today," Eala said. "I fought, I did everything I could on the court. But, I think, it's just, it's gonna be time. We didn't perform how we wanted."

For Eala, the focus now turns to improving rather than allowing one difficult loss to become a bigger issue.

"I do analyze and reconvene with my team, and say, we need to work on A, B, C. And so, I will work on it," she said. "I think that's the beauty of sport. That's the beauty of tennis."

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Eala added that losses like this are part of the process and said she wants to learn from them without overthinking the result.

"You are gonna have days like this where it just doesn't go your way. I work to learn from it, but also not try to make it bigger than it needs to be."

Alexandra Eala Quickly Turns Focus to Asian Games

With her Singapore Open run over, Eala will now shift her attention to the 20th Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.

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The tournament is scheduled to run from September 27 to October 3, with Eala set to represent the Philippines after choosing the Asian Games over the mandatory WTA 1000 China Open.

Despite the disappointment in Singapore, Eala remains confident heading into the Asian Games.

The defeat gives Eala little time to dwell on what happened in Singapore. Her immediate task is to regroup, work with her team on the areas that need improvement and prepare for another major assignment with the Philippines.

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