MANILA, Philippines --- Alex Eala marched to the main draw of the Thailand Open as she swept Kristina Dmitruk of Belarus, 6-2, 7-5, in the second round of qualifiers on Sunday at True Arena in Hua Hin. After a dominant first-set win, the 17-year-old Eala displayed grace under pressure in the second set when the ninth-seed Dmitruk was on the verge of forcing a decider with a 6-5 lead. But the Filipino prodigy pulled through winning two consecutive games to close out the last phase of qualifiers in 77 minutes. Eala, who recently rose to her career-best ranking in the Women's Tennis Association as the World No. 214, barged through the main draw of the $250,000 tournament. Th...Keep on reading: Alex Eala reaches Thailand Open main draw