Alex Eala suffered another tough loss to Diana Shnaider, falling 2-6, 7-6(5), 6-4 in the quarterfinals of the Pan Pacific Open after nearly three hours of play.

Eala dominated the opening set, breaking Shnaider twice to take a 6-2 victory. However, the Russian fought back in the second set, winning the tiebreak 7-6(5) to force a deciding set.

Shnaider seized control in the third, breaking Eala for a 2-1 lead before extending her advantage to 3-1.

Eala later took a medical timeout to have her right ankle examined. Despite the interruption, the 21-year-old Filipina returned to the court and continued fighting, holding serve to stay in contention.

She cut Shnaider’s lead to 5-4 in the ninth game, but the Russian held her nerve while serving for the match to seal the victory and advance to the semifinals.