Alex Eala has shared a 14-word message on social media to reflect on reaching the last 16 at the Indian Wells Open in her debut campaign at the event.<\/p>\n
The world No 32\u2019s run at the WTA 1000 tournament at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden ended with a heavy 6-0, 6-2 loss to world No 14 Linda Noskova on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Eala<\/a> lost serve five times and was unable to break her 21-year-old Czech opponent in a fourth round match that lasted just 55 minutes.<\/p>\n Despite the difficult conclusion, there were plenty of positives for Eala to take from her first experience of Tennis Paradise.<\/p>\n After receiving a bye as a seeded player, Eala overcame world No 52 Dayana Yastremska 7-5, 4-6, 7-5 in a hard-fought second round match.<\/p>\n The Filipina star then recorded her fourth win against a top 10 player when world No 4 Coco Gauff was forced to retire in the pair\u2019s third round match \u2014 with Eala leading 6-2, 2-0.<\/p>\n Alex Eala News<\/p>\n Alex Eala prize money and ranking points earned from Indian Wells Open run<\/a><\/p>\n Alex Eala on her learning experience in Indian Wells \u2013 \u2018I do leave with happiness\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n Want more from Tennis365? Add us as a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a> for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/p>\n In a post on her Instagram account, Eala shared photos from her time in Indian Wells along with a short message.<\/p>\n \u201cFinally found my way to paradise,\u201d wrote the 20-year-old.<\/p>\n \u201cThank you Indian Wells, see you next year.\u201d<\/p>\n What next for Alex Eala?<\/p>\n