Alexandra Eala, one step away from the title in Hong Kong

The American Claire Liuafter beating the Russian Alexandra Shubladze in the semifinals, and the Filipino Alexandra Ealawho defeated the Greek Maria Sakkari, They will play this Sunday the final of the WTA 250 tournament in Hong Kong on hard court.

The first semi-final was awarded Claire Lu102 in the world ranking, which beat Alexandra Shubladze 7-5, 6-4, in one hour and 59 minutesafter a match in which the American reached 73% accuracy on the first serve and made three direct serves.

For Claire Liu this is her first final in a 250 category tournament, since until now she had only reached the last match in the 125 tournament in Paris in 2022, in which she was champion, and in Chicago in 2023, where she was a finalist after losing to the Bulgarian Viktoriya Tomova.

In the other semifinal, the Filipino Alexandra Ealaseventeenth in the world, won the Greek in a match marked by the interruption of rain in the second set Maria Sakkari30 in the WTA ranking, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4, in two hours and 58 minutes.

Eala, 21 years old, seeks the second title of the season in Hong Kong after winning the WTA 500 in Washington on August 3 (United States) against Jessica Pegula, also on a hard surface.