For Alex Eala, however, the more useful way to look at her National Bank Open campaign is somewhere in between. To be sure, the defeat to Bencic was a reminder of how unforgiving the upper levels of professional tennis can be. And she proved even worse on the second set; she was broken twice early on and never had a chance. It is part of the transition from promising prospect to established professional. Anthony L. Cuaycong has been writing Courtside since BusinessWorld introduced a Sports section in 1994.