John Bryan Ulanday – The Philippine Star February 12, 2022 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Alex Eala put on a valiant fight but ran out of steam down the wire in a close 6-4, 5-7, 3-6 defeat to seasoned home bet Chloe Paquet in the W60 Grenoble Round of 16 late Thursday night in France. Up against the No. 4 seed and the WTA No. 124 player, the no-fear Filipina teen did not shy away and snatched the opening set that she even sustained early in the second to zero in on a big upset. Eala, 16, held serve for a huge 4-1 lead only to stumble and surrender six of the next seven games to the experienc…