FILIPINO tennis ace Alex Eala and Belgian partner Hanne Vanderwinkel failed to make the US Open girls doubles finals as they fell to Americans Reese Brantmeier and Elvina Kalieva, 7-5, 2-6 and 7-10, in the semifinal round on Saturday (Philippine time) at the USTA Billie Jean King Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York.

The 16-year-old Eala and 17-year-old Vanderwinkel came out from a 3-5 hole to win the first set as they broke their opponents' serve in the 10th and 12th games to complete the 4-0 windup.

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