Alex Eala advanced to the quarterfinals of the Lexus Eastbourne Open after third seed Jelena Ostapenko retired due to injury late Wednesday (Manila time). Leading 3-2 in the third set, Eala scored a repeat over her Latvian foe with Ostapenko unable to continue after injuring her left ankle earlier in the match.

On the windy grass courts of Eastbourne, Alex Eala's game blew stronger than the breeze. The Filipina tennis star continued her remarkable surge on grass with a commanding 6-1, 6-2 victory over Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska to reach the semifinals of the WTA 250 Eastbourne Open.

ALEX Eala as she is set to face another higher-seeded player in world No. 42 Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine as she bids for a place in the semifinals of the WTA 250 Eastbourne Open in Great Britain.