Alex Eala allays ankle injury fears after McNally match: 'No serious problems'

Alexandra “Alex” Eala allayed injury fears surrounding her left ankle after calling for a medical timeout during the second set of her match against Caty McNally.

Eala said there is nothing to worry about after she rolled her ankle during the match where she won, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4.

“Yeah, I kind of rolled my ankle in that second set. I hit the forehand and I landed kind of wrong. I called the physio, and I think I was a little... I was like, Oh, I don't know what happened, you know? Because it happened so fast,” Eala said.

“Luckily, there's nothing wrong with it. And [there were] no serious problems.”

The Filipina ace, however, admitted that the match took a physical toll.

“You know, we're athletes, so that's kind of physical. It's like a huge part of our job. So I think I have a great team who's going to help me recover and I have high hopes for the rest of the tournament,” she added.

Eala will face Belinda Bencic in the next round of the tournament.

—JKC, GMA News