ALEX EALA SUFFERS SEASON ENDING STUNNER AS LIU DOMINATES HONGKONG FINAL

Alex Eala met a disappointing match against American Foe Claire Liu Cruised to a dominant 6-3,6-0 title winning finale in Hong Kong open run on Sunday, November 8, 2026.

With the stunning win over the world no.17 Eala, against world no.107 Liu finally earned a breakthrough career singles title at WTA 250 level after earning two WTA 125 championships

Liu’s title win marked a second consecutive upset at the filipina icon’s expense, as the 26 year old, then world.305, booted the top 50 Eala at the 2025 Guangzhou Open first round in their only other head to head meeting.

With that footnote likely in the back of their minds, Liu kept her aggression up from the get go, seizing the opening frame with a 3-0 finish from a competitive 3-3 deadlock to set the tone, 6-3.

Desperate to turn the tide, Eala poured everything she had into the first game of the second set, denying four break points in a prolonged back and forth point trade before finally losing her serve and the point to Liu.

Likely out of gas and definitely out of momentum, Eala faded quicker as the points piled on, losing her serve in the third and fifth games before Liu finally put Eala out of misery with a stunning bagel finish,6-0, and nine straight won games for the title.

The 6-0 burial marked a dim end to a monumental 2026 season for Eala, who proved the worthy of her lofty world ranking with a sensational rise to the Hongkong open final and a career milestone WTA 500 Washington DC Open Championship last August.