{"id":684018,"date":"2026-06-04T14:15:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T14:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/684018\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T14:15:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T14:15:11","slug":"live-alex-eala-vs-alina-charaeva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/684018\/","title":{"rendered":"LIVE: Alex Eala vs Alina Charaeva"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-679674\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"LIVE UPDATES: Alex Eala continues her campaign in the WTA 125 Birmingham Open against Alina Charaeva in the Round of 16 on Thursday.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-04_Birmingham-R16-Alex-Alina-Live-copy-scaled.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Alex Eala crosses paths against Alina Charaeva in the WTA 125 Birmingham Open Round of 16 on Thursday. Refresh this page for updates.<\/p>\n<p>Birmingham Open schedule<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">June 4, Thursday \u2013 Center Court<\/p>\n<p>*8:30pm \u2013 Alex Eala vs Alina Charaeva<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-679423\" class=\"size-full wp-image-679423\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Alex Eala in action during the WTA 125 Birmingham Open. Alexandra eala\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1729\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2025-alexandra-eala-lexus-birmingham-open-r1-scaled.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-679423\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alexandra Eala in action during the WTA 125 Birmingham Open. \u2013BIRMINGHAM OPEN PHOTO<\/p>\n<p>MANILA, Philippines\u2013Alex Eala continues her campaign in the WTA 125 Birmingham Open against Alina Charaeva in the Round of 16 on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Eala, the tournament\u2019s top seed and ranked 37 in the WTA, advanced after a dominant <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.inquirer.net\/679328\/alex-eala-advances-with-rout-of-priscilla-hon-in-birmingham-open\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">6-0, 6-2 victory over Priscilla Hon<\/a> in her opening match.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a good performance, especially it was my first match on grass, so I\u2019m really happy\u2026 This is a good win for me,\u201d Eala said of first win.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-678248\" class=\"size-full wp-image-678248\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Alex Eala cruised past Priscilla Hon, 6-0, 6-2, to open her singles campaign in the WTA 125 Birmingham Open on Tuesday.\" width=\"2264\" height=\"1509\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AFP__20260526__B4269XQ__v1__HighRes__TennisFraOpen2026.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-678248\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FILE\u2013Philippines\u2019s Alexandra Eala in action. (Photo by ALAIN JOCARD \/ AFP)<\/p>\n<p>MANILA, Philippines\u2013Alex Eala cruised past Priscilla Hon, 6-0, 6-2, to open her singles campaign in the WTA 125 Birmingham Open on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>After <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.inquirer.net\/679210\/alex-eala-czech-partner-bow-out-in-birmingham-open-doubles\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">losing her doubles match the day<\/a> before, Eala bounced back with a wire-to-wire victory in the Round of 32 of her first tournament of the grass season.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament\u2019s top seed wasted no time asserting herself against Hon, racing to a 6-0 first-set win in just 22 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Hon, ranked No. 143 in the WTA, showed more resistance in the second set, winning back-to-back games after Eala built a 5-0 lead.<\/p>\n<p>The Australian broke Eala for the first time in the match and then held serve to trim the deficit to 5-2, but the Filipino tennis star responded with a love hold to close out the match in less than an hour.<\/p>\n<p>        &#13;<br \/>\n          &#13;<\/p>\n<p>        &#13;<br \/>\n                          Your subscription could not be saved. 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