Alex Eala of the Philippines reacts after profitable some extent in opposition to Iga Swiatek of Poland on day 9 of the Miami Open at Exhausting Rock Stadium. Geoff Burke-Imagn Pictures
MANILA, Philippines —Alex Eala opens her clay season as the highest seed on the 2025 Oeiras Women Open from April 14 to twenty in Portugal.
Driving on the crest of her Miami Open run and new Girls’s Tennis Affiliation World rating No. 73, Eala can be seeing motion as a primary seed for the primary time as a professional within the WTA 125 match.
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Will probably be her first match since her wonderful run within the Miami Open, the place she took down three Grand Slam champions as a wild card to achieve the semifinal.
After beating the likes of Iga Swiatek and Madison Keys, Eala fell wanting reaching the ultimate after a three-set loss to Jessica Pegula.
Following a tremendous run within the Miami Open, the 19-year-old admitted that there’s stress with all of the achievements and praises she has earned.
“There may be positively stress as a result of I used to be capable of do nicely, however that’s additionally a very good signal,” stated Eala in her digital press convention on Tuesday.
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“And I perceive that that is new for me. That is one thing I haven’t completed earlier than, being within the high 100 and being one of many seeded gamers. In order that’s what I’m attempting to work on, with the ability to constantly sustain this stage.
The Rafa Nadal Academy graduate can be making ready for the WTA 1000 Mutua Madrid Open, which is ready to start on April 22, adopted by WTA 125 in Vic, Spain.
The Filipino prodigy will head to Italy subsequent month as she performs within the WTA 1000 in Rome and WTA 125 in Parma on Could 6 and 12, respectively.
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