Alex Eala draws opening round bye in Asiad tennis

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Alex Eala at the 2023 W100 Tokyo tournament in Japan. Ando Securities Open on Facebook" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/sports/09/06/20230906-alex-eala-at-the-2023-w100-tokyo-tournament-in-japan.jpg"/><figcaption>Alex Eala at the 2023 W100 Tokyo tournament in Japan. <em>Ando Securities Open on Facebook</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Alex Eala will have an opening round bye in the women&#x27;s singles event after the draw was held on Saturday, just hours before the 19th Asian Games officially opened in Hangzhou.</p><p>Eala is seeded fourth thanks to her good showing in several top-tier events throughout the year. She will launch her medal bid on Monday before teaming up with Ruben Gonzales in the mixed doubles event on Tuesday.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/09/21/23/asian-games-eala-gonzales-alcantara-motivated-to-represent-ph">Asian Games: Eala, Gonzales, Alcantara motivated to represent PH</a></li></ul><p>Meanwhile, Gonzales and doubles partner Francis Alcantara are looking for an encouraging start to their title bid when they clash against the Thais on Sunday. </p><p>Aside from Eala, among the top contenders for gold in the women&#x27;s singles is Chinese No. 1 Zheng Qinwen, who recently stunned Tunisia&#x27;s Ons Jabeur to reach the quarterfinals of the US Open.</p><p>Also tipped to do well is Indian Ankita Raina, the bronze medal winner of the 2018 edition held in Jakarta, Indonesia.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7P0VbdoxkdU?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Alex Eala will have an opening round bye in the women's singles event after the draw was held on Saturday.

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Alex Eala draws opening round bye in Asiad tennis

Alex Eala draws opening round bye in Asiad tennis

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Published Sep 23, 2023 09:05 PM PHT

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Updated Sep 23, 2023 09:11 PM PHT

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