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In a clash between two players looking to regain their footing on tour, Alex Eala snapped her three-match losing streak with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Diane Parry in the first round of the Ningbo Open on Monday evening.
This was the first win for the Filipina in the Asian swing, after two losses at the hands of Tatiana Prozorova in the Singapore Open and Shi Han in the Wuhan Open.
To start the first set, the opening four service games went with serve as both players held firm to keep it level at 2-2. Eala then found her opening on return, breaking her opponent in the fifth game to take a 3-2 lead.