Filipina tennis ace Alex Eala outlasted Varvara Gracheva of France, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, in the first round of the Nottingham Open qualifiers on Saturday in England.
The tournament against the world no. 110 Gracheva came a day after Eala made a quarterfinals exit in the Ilkley Open. World no. 77 Eala will face Romania’s Anca Todoni, ranked no. 87, in the second round as she hopes to enter the main draw.