The Athletic(@TheAthletic):Alex Eala came from a set down to defeat top seed Jessica Pegula 4-6, 6-4, 6-0, at the D.C. Open. She is the first player from the Philippines to win a WTA Tour title, and she did it in style, racing through the third set with the controlled aggressiveness and laced ground strokes that have come to define her game.

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Alex Eala came from a set down to defeat top seed Jessica Pegula 4-6, 6-4, 6-0, at the D.C. Open. She is the first player from the Philippines to win a WTA Tour title, and she did it in style, racing through the third set with the controlled aggressiveness and laced ground strokes that have come to define her game.