Briefing

Shi won 16 of her last 18 service points to upset Eala

Shi Han beat Alexandra Eala 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 in Wuhan on October 12, winning seven straight games from 2-3 in the second set.

Alexandra Eala practising at the US Open
2024-08-25 · Alexandra Eala practising at the US Open. · Hameltion · CC BY-SA 4.0 · JPEG/WebP

Shi Han won 16 of 18 points across her final four service games to beat No.19 Alexandra Eala 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 in Wuhan on October 12, 2026. Seven straight games from 2-3 in set two turned the match.

Shi arrived without a top-100 win, then beat Peyton Stearns and Kamilla Rakhimova in qualifying before Eala. This was her first top-20 and WTA 1000 main-draw win.

Qinwen Zheng at the US Open
2024-08-25 · Qinwen Zheng at the US Open.Hameltion · CC BY-SA 4.0 · JPEG

In two hours and 27 minutes, Shi led 31-20 in winners and 100-88 in total points, following her three-set Beijing contest against Zheng.

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