Alex Eala eyes Pan Pacific Open semifinal berth in rematch vs. Diana Shnaider

Alexandra “Alex” Eala is eyeing a spot in the semifinals of the Pan Pacific Open when she takes on Diana Shnaider in the quarterfinals of the WTA 500 tournament on Friday afternoon.

The Eala-Shnaider clash will serve as a rematch for the two players, who met just last week at the Ningbo Open. In that match, Shnaider defeated Eala, 7-5, 6-4.

Prior to this, Eala defeated Talia Gibson, 4-6, 6-2, 6-0, in the Round of 16 to secure her first quarterfinal appearance of this year’s Asian swing.

Shnaider, meanwhile, booked her spot in the last eight with a 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 victory over Aliaksandra Sasnovich.

Alex Eala's Season recap (singles)

Asian swing

• Ningbo Open — Round of 16
• Wuhan Open — Round of 64
• Singapore Tennis Open — Round of 16

North American swing

• US Open — Round of 32
• Cincinnati Open — Round of 32
• Canadian Open — Round of 16
• DC Open — Champion

Grass-court swing

• Wimbledon (Grand Slam) — Round of 16
• Bad Homburg Open (WTA 500) — Round of 32
• Berlin Tennis Open (WTA 500) — Semifinals
• HSBC Championships (WTA 500) — Round of 16
• Birmingham Open (WTA 125) — Champion

Clay-court swing

• French Open (Grand Slam) — Round of 128
• Italian Open (WTA 1000) — Round of 32
• Madrid Open (WTA 1000) — Round of 64
• Stuttgart Open (WTA 500) — Round of 32
• Linz Open (WTA 500) — Round of 16

Sunshine Swing

• Miami Open (WTA 1000) — Round of 16
• Indian Wells Open (WTA 1000) — Round of 16

Middle East Swing

• Dubai Tennis Championships (WTA 1000) — Quarterfinals
• Qatar Open (WTA 1000) — Round of 64
• Abu Dhabi Open (WTA 500) — Quarterfinals

Philippine Women’s Open (WTA 125) — Quarterfinals

Australian Swing

• Australian Open (Grand Slam) — Round of 128
• ASB Classic (WTA 250) — Semifinals

—JKC, GMA News