MANILA, Philippines — Alex Eala slid to third spot in the most recent International Tennis Federation world junior rankings a week after falling short in the prestigious US Open in New York.
Eala (2643 points) relinquished the No. 2 spot to American Robin Montgomery, who amassed 2766.25 points spiked by her amazing US Open championship run.
Andorra’s Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva stayed on top with 3154.75 points despite losing to Montgomery in the quarterfinals.
US Open runner-up Kristina Dmitruk of Belarus (2453) and France’s Elsa Jacquemot (2205) completed the top five.
The Filipina pride bowed out in the US Open quarters in an upset by Sebastianna Scilipoti of Switzerland.
Eala also slipped to No. 517 from No. 516 in the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings.