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Alexandra Eala vs Diana Shnaider - Preview & Prediction - 2026 WTA Tokyo Open QF
Alexandra Eala vs Diana Shnaider — full preview, head-to-head breakdown and prediction for their QUARTERFINAL at the 2026 Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo. A rematch just ONE WEEK after Shnaider beat her — and she needed SEVEN MATCH POINTS to do it.
That's the detail that makes this interesting. In the Ningbo second round on October 22, Shnaider beat Eala 7-5, 6-4 in their first tour-level meeting — but had to serve out the win SEVEN TIMES before finally converting. Eala was right there. Seven days later she gets another go.
Alex Eala arrives in better shape than at any point in this swing…
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