Filipino tennis player Alex Eala (world No. 20) secured a place in the round of 16 of the Canadian Open in Toronto on Friday, defeating American Caty McNally 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 in a match lasting nearly two hours and 40 minutes. Eala was forced to call a medical timeout midway through the second set after rolling her left ankle, and she also squandered a chance to serve out the match before eventually pulling away in the deciding set. The victory extends Eala's winning streak to seven matches and sets up a last-16 encounter with Switzerland's Belinda Bencic at the prestigious WTA 1000-level event.