Alex Eala falls to Ukrainian foe in first round of Italian Open

Alex Eala made an early exit in the Italian Open after falling to Marta Kostyuk, 6-0, 6-1, on Thursday (Philippine time) in Rome.

Eala fell to Kostyuk in the first round, the Round of 128, of the singles tournament.

On another level ????@marta_kostyuk puts on a dominate showing to knock out Eala 6-0, 6-1.#IBI25 pic.twitter.com/pAVWoX4NtC

— wta (@WTA) May 7, 2025

Kostyuk is currently ranked world no. 27, while Eala recently reached a career high in her rankings at no. 70.

Prior to this, Eala competed in the Madrid Open where she fell to world no. 2 Iga Swiatek in the Round of 64.

Eala, however, will still compete in the doubles tournament with 2023 US Open champion and world no. 3 Coco Gauff. 

—JKC, GMA Integrated News