Alex Eala included in Strasbourg Open main draw

Alexandra “Alex” Eala has been moved into the main draw of the Strasbourg Open instead of competing in the qualifiers.

According to the WTA website, Eala will face a qualifier in the Round of 32 of the WTA 500 tournament, which is set to begin on Sunday in France.

Among the other players included in the main draw are Victoria Mboko, Ekaterina Alexandrova, Iva Jovic, Clara Tauson, Madison Keys, Liudmila Samsonova, Leylah Fernandez, and Marie Bouzkova.

Eala is coming off a third-round exit at the Italian Open after falling to world No. 2 Elena Rybakina, 6-4, 6-3, last Sunday.

The Strasbourg Open will be Eala’s fifth tournament of the clay-court swing.

Check out her season recap here:

Season recap

Clay-court swing

• 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