LIVE UPDATES: Alex Eala vs Belinda Bencic in the Canadian Open Round of 16

After overcoming an Olympic champion in her previous title run, Alexandra Eala now faces another as she takes on former Summer Games gold medalist Belinda Bencic for a spot in the Canadian Open quarterfinals.

The world No. 20 Filipina tennis star locks horns with No. 14 Bencic in the Round of 16 slated for Monday at 8:10 a.m. (Philippine time) at Centre Court of the Sobeys Stadium in Toronto.

Bencic is the 12th-seeded player in the tournament and is looking to go deeper in the WTA1000 event as she seeks to add another title into her collection.

Bencic knows what it takes to win on the biggest stages, having amassed 10 singles titles on Tour, including her 2015 Canadian Open triumph, where she stunned Serena Williams in the semifinals before overcoming Simona Halep in the final.

While Bencic is no stranger to high-stakes battles, Eala has shown she can thrive under pressure, too.

Eala recently proved that in her campaign at the DC Open, ousting reigning Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen in the opening round before dethroning Leylah Fernandez in the Round of 16. Eala went on stunning the top three seeds Elina Svitolina, Naomi Osaka, and Jessica Pegula to win her maiden WTA Tour title.

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Alex Eala's Season recap (singles)

North American swing

DC Open — Champion

Grass-court swing

Wimbledon (Grand Slam) — Round of 16

Bad Homburg Open (WTA 500) — Round of 32

Berlin Tennis Open (WTA 500) — Semifinals

HSBC Championships (WTA 500) — Round of 16

Birmingham Open (WTA 125) — Champion

Clay-court swing

French Open (Grand Slam) — Round of 128

Italian Open (WTA 1000) — Round of 32

Madrid Open (WTA 1000) — Round of 64

Stuttgart Open (WTA 500) — Round of 32

Linz Open (WTA 500) — Round of 16

Sunshine Swing

Miami Open (WTA 1000) — Round of 16

Indian Wells Open (WTA 1000) — Round of 16

Middle East Swing

Dubai Tennis Championships (WTA 1000) — Quarterfinals

Qatar Open (WTA 1000) — Round of 64

Abu Dhabi Open (WTA 500) — Quarterfinals

Philippine Women’s Open (WTA 125) — Quarterfinals

Australian Swing

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