Heavy.com. Alex Eala advances in Hong Kong after a late opponent change. See her next rival, match date and difficult head-to-head history. The post Alex Eala Faces Familiar Rival in Hong Kong Open. Eala, 21, who earlier this year became the first Filipina to win a WTA Tour title, had been due to face Alycia Parks in her first match. However, the American withdrew at the last moment with.