LIVE: Alex Eala vs Donna Vekic – Berlin Open Round of 32

• Alex Eala’s grass-court swing continues on the Berlin Open towards Croatia’s Donna Vekic within the spherical of 32 at Steffi Graf Stadion.

Berlin Open schedule

• 5:00 p.m. – Alex Eala vs Donna Vekic – spherical of 32

FILE–The Philippines’ Alexandra Eala hits a volley towards China’s Shuai Zhang throughout their spherical of 32, singles match on the HSBC WTA tennis Championships at Queen’s Club in west London on June 9, 2026. (Photo by Adrian Dennis / AFP)

MANILA, Philippines–Alex Eala cooled off red-hot Donna Vekic, 7-5, 6-4, to advance to the spherical of 16 of the Berlin Open on Wednesday (Manila time) at Steffi Graf Stadion in Germany.

Eala beat Vekic for the second time in simply 5 months in a high-level match that felt like a continuation of their ASB Classic first-round duel received by the rising Filipino in three units.

It solely took Eala a pair of units this time, however the victory didn’t come any simpler towards the assured Croatian, who’s coming off a crowning second at Queen’s Club in London on Friday.

LIVE: Alex Eala vs Donna Vekic – Berlin Open

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Putting on a SHOW! 🤩

Alex Eala defeats Vekic in straight units and strikes on in Berlin. #BTO26 pic.twitter.com/pemfZP7Ojd

— wta (@WTA) June 17, 2026

• FINAL: Alex Eala will get a giant win over Donna Vekic, 7-5, 6-4, in her Berlin Open debut.
• Another good serve from Eala, deuce.
• Eala quick. Vekic benefit
• Eala wins the rally, deuce.
• Eala fights again, 15-40
• Vekic break level, 40-0
• Vekic back-to-back robust returns, 30-0
• Eala out. Vekic stays alive, 4-5. Eala serving for the match
• Vekic ace, 40-30
• Match resumes. Eala service winner to maneuver on the cusp of victory, 5-3.
• Vekic sitting nonetheless, Eala making an attempt to remain energetic as each anticipate the resumption
• Match momentarily stops as a spectator receives medical help.
• Vekic good contact on the drop. Eala 40-30
• Eala on level, 40-15
• Seven aces now for Eala on this match
• Eala ace, 30-15
• Vekic staying shut. Eala 4-3
• Eala out. Vekic 40-15
• Vekic nifty down the road
• Eala service winner, again with a two-point cushion at 4-2
• Vekic botches a straightforward level. Eala 40-15
• Vekic with a giant return. Eala 30-15
• Vekic rolls to trim Eala’s lead, 2-3
• Vekic 40-0
• Frustration is displaying from Vekic
• Eala survives, to stretch her result in 3-1
• Eala apologizes after getting assist from the web.
• Eala lengthy. Vekic break level, 40-30
• Vekic with a second straight ace, returns the favor and serves to like. Eala 2-1
• Vekic ace, 40-0
• Eala on a roll, serves to like, 2-0.
• Eala breaks Vekic early to open the 2nd set, 1-0

Tennis degree = 💯

Alex Eala takes the primary set 7-5 over Vekic. #BTO26 pic.twitter.com/PmRpsC0NbN

— wta (@WTA) June 17, 2026

• Eala will get it performed in a really difficult first set, 7-5.
• Eala set level, 40-30
• Eala double fault, 15-all
• Eala serving for the set
• Eala breaks for a vital 6-5 edge
• Eala break level, 40-30
• Eala slips however rapidly will get again up and seems high quality. Vekic 30-0
• Eala evens, 5-5
• Eala once more forces Vekic to make a mistake, 40-0
• Vekic errors. Eala 30-0
• Game of runs. Vekic three straight video games received to reclaim the lead, 5-4
• Vekic ace, benefit
• Vekic ace, 40-30
• Eala efficiently assaults the web, 30-all
• Vekic and Eala going back-and-forth, one huge swing after one other
• Eala unforced error. Vekic ranges at 4-4
• Eala livid forehand for an emphatic finish to a rally
• Eala double fault sends Vekic at break level, 40-15
• Vekic ends a four-game run by Eala, which leads 4-3
• Eala comes again from 0-40 to go up 4-2
• Eala fools Vekic, saves second break level, 30-40
• Eala ace, 15-40.
• Eala makes it three in a row to take the motive force’s seat, 3-2.
• Vekic saves after an Eala error
• Eala break level, 40-15
• Vekic service winner. Eala 30-15
• Eala three aces within the fourth sport to tie it up at 2-2
• Eala once more with an ace, 40-0
• Eala one other ace, 15-0
• Eala breaks again, will get on the board trailing, 1-2.
• Eala break level
• Vekic breaks for a 2-0 lead
• Vekic fourth break level
• Eala retains combating again
• Vekic third break level
• Vekic break level
• Eala ace to drive the deuce.
• Vekic will get the headstart, 1-0.
• Eala overcame Vekic in three units within the ASB Classic first spherical in Auckland final January.
• The Berlin duel marks Eala and Vekic’s second assembly in simply 5 months.
• Donna Vekic driving excessive after profitable the WTA 500 HSBC Championships, beating residence wager Emma Raducanu within the ultimate.
• Alex Eala again in motion precisely every week after a second-round loss to shut pal Iva Jovic at Queen’s Club.

The Philippines’ Alexandra Eala watches the ball throughout her spherical of 32, singles match towards China’s Shuai Zhang on the HSBC WTA tennis Championships at Queen’s Club in west London on June 9, 2026. (Photo by Adrian Dennis / AFP)

MANILA, Philippines —Alex Eala will face Donna Vekic of Croatia within the spherical of 32 of the Berlin Open this week.

Eala, a wildcard entry within the WTA 500 event, continues her grass-court season towards a well-recognized foe.

She beat Vekic of their first duel final January within the ASB Classic, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.

The Filipino tennis ace is coming off a title run on the Birmingham Open final week, adopted by a second-round exit to American rising star Iva Jovic.

Philippines’ Alexandra Eala in motion throughout her semi-final match towards Rebeka Masarova, on day eight of the Lexus Birmingham Open Championships at Edgbaston Priory Club, Birmingham, England, Saturday June 6, 2026. (Martin Rickett/PA by way of AP)

MANILA, Philippines–Alex Eala is headed to the Berlin Open after receiving a wildcard entry into the event.

The social media pages of the Berlin Open, a Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) 500 occasion, confirmed Eala’s participation within the event scheduled from June 15 to 21.

Eala is coming off her second WTA 125 title after defeating Nikola Bartunkova, 5-7, 6-3, 7-5, within the Birmingham Open ultimate on Sunday.

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