(UPDATE) BACKED once more by the Filipino diaspora packing the stands, Alexandra "Alex" Eala staged an impeccable comeback to enter the BNP Paribas Open third round. The Filipino tennis ace came back from a 4-5 game deficit in the 12th game of the third set, turning back Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska, 7-5, 4-6, 7-5, at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden Stadium 3 Saturday afternoon in Manila. Aided by Yastremska's three double faults late in the 12th game, Eala withstood a rally and clinched the match when the Ukrainian hit a long return. After hugging Yastremska and clasping hands with the umpire at center court, the emotional Eala yelled in celebration, riling up the already boisterous Filipino crowd. Winning the 2-hour and 43-minute duel, Eala repeated over world no. 52 Yastremska whom she first defeated at the Eastbourne Open quarterfinals last year, 6-1, 6-2. "It was incredible," Eala said in the post-match court interview. "This is my first time in Indian Wells." Seeded 31st in the tournament, world no. 32 Eala set up a rematch against fourth seed and world no. 4 Coco Gauff in the round of 32, likely on Monday. Eala fell to Gauff at the Dubai Tennis Championships, 0-6, 2-6. Gauff defeated Uzbekistani Kamilla Rakhimova in their round of 64 clash, 6-3, 7-6(5). Before facing Gauff, Eala competes in the doubles event with American partner Iva Jovic. Eala and Jovic take on the American-Latvian pair of Hailey Baptiste and Jelena Ostapenko on Sunday morning, Manila time.