Alex Eala battled through multiple rain delays and a second-set stumble to outlast Greece's Maria Sakkari, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 in a hard-fought Hong Kong Open semifinal clash on Saturday. After surviving a tense opening-set tiebreak, the Filipina shifted into another gear to dismantle Croatia's Antonia Ruzic, 7-6(7), 7-5, and advance to the Hong Kong Open semifinals.