Alex Eala battles Lizette Cabrera in WTA Ilkley Open

MANILA, Philippines — Filipino tennis ace Alex Eala faces Fil-Aussie Lizette Cabrera at the Ikley Open in Great Britain on Tuesday night.

The match is initially scheduled at 10:40 p.m.

Suffering early elimination at her Grand Slam debut in Roland Garros and at the Birmingham Open, Eala dropped from a career-best 69th to 77th in the latest WTA rankings.

The 20-year-old lefty gets a chance to pad her ranking when she faces 206th Cabrera, who was coming off the qualifiers.

In the final qualifying match, Cabrera defeated Czech Tereza Martincová, 6-1, 7-5 on Monday.

Born and raised by Filipino parents in Australia, Cabrera also competed at the Birmingham Open.

She lost to Turkish Zeynep Sönmez in the round of 32, 3-6, 5-7, on June 3.

Eala likewise made an exit in the first round of the tourney after losing to Czech Linda Fruhvirtová, 5-7, 6-7(7), 1-6.

Prior to Birmingham, Eala lost in her Grand Slam debut when she yielded to Colombian Emiliana Arango, 0-6, 6-2, 3-6, on May 25.