On the windy grass courts of Eastbourne, Alex Eala's game blew stronger than the breeze. The Filipina tennis star continued her remarkable surge on grass with a commanding 6-1, 6-2 victory over Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska to reach the semifinals of the WTA 250 Eastbourne Open.

Alex Eala marched on to the semifinals of the Lexus Eastbourne Open after ousting World No. 42 Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine, 6-1, 6-2, on Thursday (Manila time). It was an impressive display from the 20-year-old Filipino tennis player against Yastremska in the quarterfinals,

In the second set, Eala opened with another strong start, going up 3-0 after back-to-back breaks. Yastremska managed to take a game at 3-1 and showed a brief push at 4-2, but Eala held her ground, winning two straight games to close out the match in just an hour and five minutes.