Stacked field awaits Alex Eala in Linz tourney

As Alex Eala recuperates this week ahead of the clay-court swing, she braces for a stacked field in her first clay tournament at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz on April 6 to 12.

According to the latest player list, the WTA 500 tournament will be bannered by former champions Ekaterina Alexandrova and Jelena Ostapenko, as well as 2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu, two Grand Slam winner Barbora Krejcikova, and two-time Grand Slam finalist Karolina Pliskova.

Seasoned players and Grand Slam regulars Katie Boulter, Sorana Cirstea and Emma Navarro are also listed in the field so far.

This would be the first time that Eala is competing in the Linz tournament, having gained enough rankings for such high-rated events.

While the Filipina plunged into No. 45 in this week’s rankings, she hopes to regain her bearings and boost her rankings to return to Top 30.

After Linz, she is scheduled to compete in Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany on April 13 to 19 -- another WTA 500 event -- before battling the prestigious WTA1000 Mutua Madrid Open on April 21 to May 3

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