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Every match seems to bring another defining moment in Alex Eala's remarkable rise.
Down 1-5 in the second set, Eala earned an impressive triumph against defending champion Leylah Fernandez, knocking off the Filipina-Canadian left-hander, 6-2, 7-6(1), in the second round of the 2026 Mubadala DC Open early Thursday morning (Philippine time) in Washington, D.C.