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Alex Eala exits Tokyo's Toray Pan Pacific Open after loss to Diana Shnaider

Original: Tokyo thriller: Alex Eala exits Toray Pan Pacific Open after loss to Diana Shnaider ‘I didn’t believe that I would be ab

Filipina tennis star Alex Eala has been eliminated from the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo after a hard-fought defeat to Russian Diana Shnaider. Shnaider admitted she had not believed she could win, saying Eala 'played insane' in their closely contested match. Eala's run in Japan ends, but the thriller is drawing attention to the rising Filipina player.

Why now: Eala is a high-profile rising star, and her narrow loss in a thrilling match drew widespread reaction.

Alex EalaDiana ShnaiderToray Pan Pacific OpenTokyo

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• Tokyo thriller: Alex Eala exits Toray Pan Pacific Open after loss to Diana Shnaider ‘I didn’t believe that I would be able to pull that win off because she played insane,’ Russian Diana Shnaider says of Filipina tennis ace Alex Eala https:// justpaste.in/news/alex-eala-di… · justpaste

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