MANILA, Philippines: Just a day after winning in the women's doubles, Filipina tennis ace Alex Eala has won her first match in the women's singles event of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Necc-Deccan Women's Tennis Tournament in Pune, India.
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Italian player Lucia Bronzetti won the first match in the first WTA tournament played on natural grass in Italy. The third-seeded Bronzetti beat Justina Mikulskyt\u0117 6-1, 6-3 at the Veneto Open. She will next face Harmony Tan in the round of 16. Ylena In-Albon beat eighth-seeded Chlo\u00e9 Paquet 6-4, 6-2 and Susan Bandecchi defeated Italian wild-card entry Matilde Paoletti 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-4. Organizers are using former soccer fields for the tournament and the host tennis club has been nicknamed \