SPORTSThe victory made the 21-year-old Eala the first Filipina to win a singles title on the tourWASHINGTON: Alexandra Eala’s breakthrough week at the DC Open lasted one day longer than anyone expected. After the women’s final stretched across two days because of heavy rain, Eala rallied past Jessica Pegula 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 Monday to capture the first WTA Tour singles title of her career. The victory made the 21-year-old Eala the first Filipina to win a singles title on the tour, completing the same career-defining breakthrough that the Washington tournament once gave Pegula when she claimed her first WTA Tour title in 2019. It capped a week in which the rising star transformed the atmosphere around the tournament while reaching her first WTA Tour final in her debut at the hard-court tuneup for the U.S. Open. She won each game of the final set of the match to complete the comeback.