Alex Eala Exits Australian Open First Round, Falls To Alycia Parks Guy Carbonneau [0NEj48geA3Q]
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Alex Eala exits Australian Open first round, falls to Alycia Parks
MANILA, Philippines Alex Eala couldnt sustain her strong first set win, absorbing a tough 6-0, 3-6, 2-6 loss to American Alycia Parks in the 2026 Australian Open first round on Monday at Melbourne Park.
Buoyed by her Filipino fans, Eala came out femi azeez firing with an emphatic opening set victory before losing steam in the last two frames.
The World No. 100 Parks carried her momentum into the decider with a 3-1 start before Eala made it a one-point deficit with a crucial fifth game win.
The 25-year-old Parks completed a comeback from 30-40 in the seventh game to move on the verge of victory, 5-2.
The World No. 49 Eala took her last stand, coming back from a 0-30 deficit in the eighth game and taking two break points. Parks regained the match point with a strong forehand hit, followed by a sharp serve that forced Eala to miss her return. Parks, who survived Eala in an hour and 56 minutes, battles Karolina Muchova of Czechia in the next round. The Filipinos, nbc who were warned by the umpire several times due to their noise, gave Eala some love before exiting the courtThe 20-year-old took some time to accommodate some fans and thanked them. Eala survived a tight first game, drawing the first blood after eight break points. She blanked Parks in the next game en route to a 6-0 win.
However, she faltered in the second set and had to overcome a 0-3 start. But she never wavered and dominated the next three games to tie food the set at 3-all. The American netter showed composure and bagged the next three games to force the decider.
The Filipino tennis sensation made her Australian Open main draw debut after three first-round exits in the qualifiers.
Eala, a 2020 Australian Open girls doubles champion, will compete in the doubles tournament, teaming up with Brazilian Ingrid Martins as they battle Magda Linette of Poland and Shuko Aoyama of Japan.
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