Eala, Tjen gun for final berth
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By Shawn De Guzman
Filipina tennis ace Alex Eala and Indonesian partner Janice Tjen hope to continue their giant-slaying ways in the semifinals of the 2026 Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open on Friday.
Unseeded in the tournament, the Southeast Asian pair will be vying for a spot in the final when they face the fourth-seeded tandem of Tereza Mihalikova of Slovakia and Olivia Nicholls of Great Britain, who rank No. 28 and 26 in the doubles division, respectively.
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The match is scheduled at 8 p.m. (Manila time) with the winner marching into the gold medal match where they will be facing either the duo of Maya Joint and Ekatarina Alexandrova or Sofia Kenin and Desiree Krawczyk.
The Southeast Asian pair of Eala and Tjen is coming into the contest brimming with confidence after posting big wins in the Round of 16 and quarterfinals.
Photo: Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open/FB
Photo: Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open/FB
They took down the pair of Filipino-Canadian Leylah Fernandez and former WTA double ranked No. 1 player Kristina Mladenovic, 7-5, 3-6, 10-6 before ripping second seed Cristina Bucșa and Chinese Shuai Zhang, 6-3, 6-3, in the semifinals.
But the pair of Mihalikova and Nicholls isn't a pushover.
They dominated the pair of Darija Schreiber and Katarzyna Piter, 7-5, 6-3, before outlasting Irina Khromacheva and Andreja Klepac, 5-7, 7-6(5), 10-8, prompting Eala and Tjen to be at their best if they want to advance to the final round.
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