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- Filipino tennis player Alex Eala defeated qualifier Mary Stoiana 6-1, 6-2 at the US Open in New York.
- She entered as the No. 17 seed and hit 28 of 44 first-serve points.
- Eala saved all six break points she faced, extending her head-to-head lead over Stoiana to 2-0.
- Eala will meet Ukrainian Oleksandra Oliynykova in the second round, after previously losing to her in May at Strasbourg Open.
