Filipino tennis player Alex Eala was eliminated from the Berlin Open (a WTA 500 tournament in Germany) after a 6-2, 6-4 semifinal defeat to Czech world No. 13 Linda Noskova at the Steffi Graf Stadion on June 20. Noskova dominated with 33 winners and 9 aces, wrapping up the match in just over an hour to set up a final against American world No. 4 Jessica Pegula. The loss ends a remarkable run for the 21-year-old Eala, who had knocked out world No. 2 Elena Rybakina and No. 8 Elina Svitolina to reach the last four of a WTA 500 event for the first time in her career.