MANILA, Philippines — Alex Eala crushed Croatia’s Petra Marcinko, 6-0, 6-2, Thursday to book a quarterfinals seat in the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand. The reigning SEA Games women’s singles gold medalist got off to a dominant start, blanking Marcinko in taking the opening set of the Women’s Tennis Association 250 tournament. READ: No doubt Alex Eala is biggest PH sports figure of the year READ: Alex Eala ends PH 26-year wait for women’s singles gold at SEAG The rising 20-year-old Croatian held her ground in the second set to go up, 2-1 against the Filipina ace. Eala however, quickly restored […]... Keep on reading: Alex Eala crushes rising Croatian star to reach ASB quarterfinals