Teen standout Alex Eala reaches her first WTA 125 Canberra semifinals on Thursday, January 2.
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00:00Teen standout Alex Ayala reaches her first WTA 125 semifinals on Thursday, January 2.
00:08Ayala bounces back from a set down to defeat fellow teen Tyla Preston of Australia in the
00:13quarterfinals of the Workday Canberra International.
00:16Preston quickly takes a 2-0 lead after breaking Ayala in the opening game to secure the set
00:216-4 after 10 games.
00:24Preston continues her strong play into the second set, breaking Ayala again in the first
00:28game.
00:29Ayala wins 1-2.
00:31Ayala responds by breaking Preston three times in a row, winning five consecutive games to
00:35claim the set 6-2 in just eight games.
00:38By the time the third set begins, Ayala seizes the momentum.
00:42Preston briefly levels the score at 1-1 after holding serve, but that was the last for the
00:47Australian teen.
00:49Ayala breaks her opponent's serve in the fourth game and then wins the remaining games, finishing
00:54the set and the match at 6-1.