In front of a jam-packed stadium chanting her name, Eala rallied from 4-0 and 5-2 third-set deficit, and saved a match point, to defeat Aliaksandra Sasnovich and reach the quarterfinals.

Both competitors came through in straight sets Tuesday at the Libema Open in 's-Hertogenbosch.

Ekaterina Alexandrova will defend her Libema Open title against top seed Veronika Kudermetova, after both reached the final on Saturday without dropping a set.