US Open: Alex Eala downs American opponent to move on to next round

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<p>Alex Eala of the Philippines downed Charlotte Owensby of the United States 6-3, 6-3 on Tuesday (US time) to win her opening match at the US Open girls' tournament.</p><p>The 16-year-old Eala, the No. 2 seed, faces Michaela Laki of Greece in the Round of 16.</p><ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/09/07/21/tennis-alex-eala-set-to-begin-us-open-campaign'>Tennis: Alex Eala set to begin US Open campaign</a></li></ul><p>Eala was down 0-2 in both sets at Court 14, before rallying to victory against Owensby, a wild-card entry who beat Thailand's Pimrada Jattavapornvanit in the opening round 6-1, 7-6 to get a shot at Eala.</p><p>Owensby was ahead 30-15 in the ninth game of the first set, but unforced errors and a set-clinching double-fault allowed Eala to win the set 6-3. </p><p>In the second set, Eala leveled 2-2, after an unforced error and a double-fault doomed Owensby at the close of the third and fourth games, respectively.</p><p>After Owensby knotted the score at 3-3, Eala capitalized on more mistakes by her American opponent to secure the win in 1 hour and 6 minutes.</p><p><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES</strong></p><figure class='op-interactive'><iframe allow='autoplay; fullscreen' frameborder='0' height='100%' id='ivsplayer01' scrolling='no' src='https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&spid=3001339&vid=1730246' width='100%'></iframe></figure><div class='iwantbar'>Watch more in <a href='//www.iwantv.com.ph/'>iWantv</a> or <a href='//tfc.tv/'>TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>Owensby was ahead 30-15 in the ninth game of the first set, but unforced errors and a set-clinching double-fault allowed Eala to win the set 6-3. </p><p>In the second set, Eala leveled 2-2, after an unforced error and a double-fault doomed Owensby at the close of the third and fourth games, respectively.</p><p>After Owensby knotted the score at 3-3, Eala capitalized on more mistakes by her American opponent to secure the win in 1 hour and 6 minutes.</p><p><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES</strong></p><figure class='op-interactive'><iframe allow='autoplay; fullscreen' frameborder='0' height='100%' id='ivsplayer01' scrolling='no' src='https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&spid=3001339&vid=1730246' width='100%'></iframe></figure><div class='iwantbar'>Watch more in <a href='//www.iwantv.com.ph/'>iWantv</a> or <a href='//tfc.tv/'>TFC.tv</a></div>

<ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/09/07/21/tennis-alex-eala-set-to-begin-us-open-campaign'>Tennis: Alex Eala set to begin US Open campaign</a></li></ul><p>Eala was down 0-2 in both sets at Court 14, before rallying to victory against Owensby, a wild-card entry who beat Thailand's Pimrada Jattavapornvanit in the opening round 6-1, 7-6 to get a shot at Eala.</p>

<p>Alex Eala of the Philippines downed Charlotte Owensby of the United States 6-3, 6-3 on Tuesday (US time) to win her opening match at the US Open girls' tournament.</p><p>The 16-year-old Eala, the No. 2 seed, faces Michaela Laki of Greece in the Round of 16.</p>

Eala downed Charlotte Owensby of the United States 6-3, 6-3 on Tuesday (US time) to win her opening match at the US Open girls' tournament.