Continuing her Asian swing, Alex Eala is set to compete in the 2025 Wuhan Open qualifiers in China.
Seeded fifth in the qualifying draw of the prestigious event, Eala faces Japan’s Moyuka Uchijima in the opening round on Saturday, no earlier than 5:30 p.m.
Eala is ranked No. 58 in the world, while the 24-year-old Uchijima sits at No. 92.
The Wuhan Open is the final WTA 1000 tournament of the 2025 calendar. It offers eight qualifier spots in the 56-player singles draw.
Eala flew to Wuhan immediately after her quarterfinal exit in the Suzhou Open WTA 125 on Friday.
In her second tournament in Asia, Eala played all three matches in Suzhou in grueling three-setters-including a round-of-16 duel that lasted more than three hours.
‘Some crazy matches this week. Back to the drawing board with a bit more experience and a lot of sweat lost,’ Eala wrote in an Instagram post.
She also competed in the Jingshan Tennis Open late last month.
The Wuhan Open marks Eala’s return to a WTA 1000 event since the Canadian Open last July.