Alex Eala to face Caty McNally in Canadian Open third round

Alexandra "Alex" Eala will face American Caty McNally in the third round of the Canadian Open following her impressive victory over Alycia Parks.

Eala advanced after defeating Parks, 6-1, 4-6, 6-2, in the Round of 64 on Wednesday (Thursday, Philippine time).

McNally, meanwhile, stunned reigning Wimbledon champion Linda Nosková, 7-6(5), 6-1, to book her place in the third round.

The 24-year-old American is currently ranked No. 70 in the WTA rankings and reached a career-high No. 50 in June.

McNally recently reached the quarterfinals of the WTA 250 Memphis Classic and advanced to the second round of Wimbledon, where she lost to Elena Rybakina.

She made her Grand Slam main draw debut at Wimbledon in 2019 before reaching the second round of the US Open later that year. McNally also advanced to the third round of the US Open in 2020.

—JKC, GMA News

In her first match since winning Wimbledon more than three weeks ago, sixth-seeded Czech Linda Noskova fell 7-6 (5), 6-1 to Caty McNally on Wednesday evening in the second round of the Canadian Open at Toronto.

McNally, ranked No. 70, trailed 5-1 in the first set before breaking Noskova twice to draw level at 5-5. She won four of Noskova's six service points in the tiebreaker to win the 62-minute first set.

Noskova lapsed even further in the second set, only putting 32% of her first serves in and losing 33 of 51 points overall.

"It's never easy playing anyone, but especially a Wimbledon champion," McNally said in a postmatch on-court interview. "And she's really dangerous, so I had to just focus on my side of the net. Even at the end, she's gonna go out swinging. Just trying to do what I do best."

--Field Level Media/Reuters

Alex Eala's Season recap (singles)

North American swing

• 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