Tennis: Alex Eala advances to Hong Kong Open final, outlasts Sakkari ABS-CBN. Filipina tennis star Alex Eala is headed to the final of the 2026 Hong Kong Tennis Open after outlasting Greece's Maria Sakkari in a stop-and-start affair that featured several weather delays. 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.