LIVE UPDATES: Alex Eala vs Emerson Jones in the Hong Kong Open Round of 32 - GMA Network

Alexandra "Alex" Eala, the second-seeded player in the WTA250 Hong Kong Open event, will face Emerson Jones of Australia in the Round of 32 as she seeks to end a string of early exits in the Asian Swing.

Eala was originally slated to play Alycia Parks of the USA, with whom she was tied at 1-1 in their head-to-head record.

The Hong Kong Open will serve as Eala's final WTA event of the year, capping an eventful season that saw the Filipina enjoy major career milestones before encountering some struggles in its closing stretch.

She captured her major WTA title in the Mubadala DC Open, where she ousted several top names in tennis, before becoming the first-ever Filipino to reach the third round of the US Open.

But Eala suffered setbacks following that, absorbing early exits and losses to lower-ranked opponents in the Singapore Open, Wuhan Open, Ningbo Open, and the Pan Pacific Open.