Chinese tennis player Zheng Qinwen attends a press conference for the Mubadala DC Open in Washington, D.C., on July 26, 2026. (Photo: China News Service/Chen Mengtong)
(ECNS) -- China's Zheng Qinwen was eliminated in the first round of the WTA 500 Washington Open on Tuesday, losing 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 to Alexandra Eala of the Philippines.
Zheng, who recovered from an early 0-2 deficit to take the opening set 6-4, could not sustain her momentum as Eala levelled the match with a 6-4 second-set victory and raced through the decider 6-1.
Eala, 21, currently ranked 28th in the world, had previously lost to Zheng in the semifinals of the 2023 Asian Games.
(By ZhanG Dongfang)
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