Alex Eala got swept by qualifier Tereza Valentova of Czechia, 6-1, 6-2, in the Round of 32 of the Japan Women’s Open on Tuesday in Osaka.
Valentova, the current World No. 78, dominated the Filipino tennis ace in an hour and 29 minutes.
The 18-year-old Czech was coming off the qualifying round, beating Alina Charaeva and Greet Minnen before upsetting Eala, who is currently in a career-high ranking of World No. 54.
Eala was coming off an early exit in the Wuhan Open qualifiers last October 4, falling to Japanese Moyuka Uchijima, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2.
The 20-year-old netter will return to China for the Guangzhou Open next week.
Eala made the semifinal and quarterfinal of the Jingshan and Suzhou Open in China, respectively.