Ila ITF W25 won the second professional crown in Chiang Rai

Alex M at ITF W25 Chiang Rai on Sunday at the Chiang Rai Sports Center in Thailand. Ila won her second professional title 6-4, 6-2 against Pucca home bet Luxika Kumkhum.

After pulling away from the opening salvo of the tough fight marked by the 4-all stalemate, Mrs. Ila was aiming in the second frame, running fast 4-1 cushions on the way to a strong victory of $ 25,000 tilt against 28-year-old Thai.

It took more than a year to make it for the 16-year-old Filipino taker, who won his landmark championship in January 2021 at W15 Manakore, Spain, where Rafael Nadal is also a scholar at the academy.

Late last month, Mrs. Ila made a quick exit from the prestigious Miami Open, featuring the world’s top netizens, which proved to be a huge stepping stone to her Thai dominance.

She dropped just one set against Serbia’s Katarina Kozarev in the first round, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1, before swept Thailand’s Pacharin Chipchandez 6-3, 6-4, Japan’s Momoko Kobri, 6-3, 6. . -3, and China’s Yixin Ma, 6-3, 6-4 in the final against Miss Kumkhum.

Ms. Ella recently rose to 533rd in the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings after six events, ending a pair of round-of-16s in France as her best performance before the Thailand Championships.

In the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Girls’ Rankings, Ms. Ella is 11th, although she has yet to play a tourniquet in the junior scene this season after winning the French Open women’s doubles grand slam last year.

A member of the national team, Mrs. Ila will have to take a very short break as she is listed in the second leg of Chiang Rai Just this week as part of her preparations for the 31st.^St. The Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi next month. – John Brian Hollande