Alexandra Eala roared past top-seeded Jessica Pegula to claim her maiden title in Monday’s rain-delayed final at the Mubadala DC Open in Washington.
The 20-year-old Eala became the first player from the Philippines to win an event on the WTA Tour, sweeping the last eight games to complete her 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 comeback.
The unseeded Eala was leading 2-1 in the second set when the match was suspended on Sunday night. The second set was tied 4-4 before Pegula collapsed. Eala won 24 of the 32 points in the deciding set.
Eala also defeated No. 2 seed Elina Svitolina of Ukraine and No. 3 Naomi Osaka of Japan during her history-making march to the trophy.
–Field Level Media
