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\n\t\t\t\t\tFresh from a golden run in the Southeast Asian Games, Alex Eala gets another crack at a top-10 player as she battles Mirra Andreeva in the MGM Macau Tennis Masters\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n
MANILA, Philippines \u2013 Alex Eala can end a scintillating year in style with a win over another top-10 player.<\/p>\n
Eala plays for the last time in 2025 as she battles world No. 9 Mirra Andreeva of Russia in the MGM Macau Tennis Masters at the Macao Forum on Sunday, December 28.<\/p>\n
Andreeva, 18, is the fourth-highest ranked player to face Eala this year after the Filipina beat world No. 2 Iga Swiatek and No. 7 Madison Keys then lost to No. 6 Jessica Pegula in her magical run<\/a> in the Miami Open in March.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Eala-Andreeva match is part of the team event of the Macau Masters that pits the squads of Grand Slam champions Li Na and Conchita Martinez.\u00a0<\/p>\n Eala belongs to the team captained by 2011 French Open and 2014 Australian Open titlist Li, which also includes Ugo Humbert and Jerry Shang.<\/p>\n Martinez, the 1994 Wimbledon champion, leads Andreeva, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, and Wu Yibing.<\/p>\n Eala will also play in the mixed doubles on Saturday, December 27, together with Shang as they go up against Andreeva and Wu.\u00a0<\/p>\n It will not be the first singles match between Eala and Andreeva after they tangled in the quarterfinals<\/a> of the 2022 US Open girls\u2019 tournament, with the Filipina coming out on top en route to a historic junior Grand Slam title.<\/p>\n The two have made great strides since as Eala reached a career-high ranking of No. 50 and claimed a breakthrough Grand Slam main draw win in the US Open.\u00a0<\/p>\n