At A Glance
- The Filipina-Turkish pair, who are also off-court friends, displayed their chemistry as they dictated the pace throughout the match that lasted a little more than an hour.
Alex Eala, left, and Zeynep Sonmez. (File Photo)
Alex Eala and Zeynep Sonmez overpowered Chan Hao-ching and Fanny Stollar, 6-2, 6-2, to jumpstart their doubles campaign in the Mutua Madrid Open on Thursday, April 23 (Philippine time).
The Filipina-Turkish pair, who are also off-court friends, displayed their chemistry as they dictated the pace throughout the match that lasted a little more than an hour.
With the win, the unseeded Eala and Sonmez set a meeting with the winner between second seed Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend, and Lyudmyla Kichenok and Desirae Krawczyk, who were playing later in the day.
