Eala finds improvement in her tennis: "I have been able to incorporate some of the things I am training"

Andrés Tomás Rico | 6 May 2026 | 19.39

Eala finds improvement in her tennis: "I have been able to implement some of the things I am training". Photo: Getty Images.

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Alexandra Eala walks steadily, but without haste. The Filipina is in her second season as a professional tennis player, and after her effervescent first year, she now aims to stabilize and settle in the middle of the rankings. Although her start in the clay court season has been somewhat irregular, she has made her debut with a victory at WTA Roma after defeating Magdalena Frech 6-0, 3-6, 6-4.

Eala's 2026 season so far includes 16 wins to 11 losses and a quarter-final appearance at the WTA1000 in Dubai as her best achievement this year. While in the current clay court swing, she has only managed two wins in three tournaments. Therefore, this WTA Roma, leading to Roland Garros, serves as a turning point to change the dynamics of the world number 42.

Alexandra Eala and a Necessary Improvement on Clay

For now, the Filipina is off to a good start after her victory over Frech and in a subsequent interview with journalist Dyan Castillejo, she mentioned that she is successfully implementing what she practices in training into her matches: "This is my first win in Rome, and I feel that I have come a long way from last year. So yes, it means a lot because I feel that my team and I have been working very hard these past few weeks. And I think I have been able to put into competition some of the things I've been training."

Despite that, she had to work hard to overcome the Polish player, who pushed her to a third set where she was down 2-0 and 0-30: "It was very tough, but I am very proud of myself because there were many moments, especially in the third set, where she could have pulled away, and perhaps the match would have slipped away. But I am happy with how I resisted and fought."

And she took the opportunity to analyze her game throughout the match and the key that led her to victory: "I think in the first set, I played really well. In the second, I think she raised her level a bit, and maybe my intensity dropped a bit. The key was finding the balance between making good decisions and maintaining that power from my legs and the intensity."

Now, Eala will have time to rest, but on Friday, she will face Xinyu Wang, who emerged victorious in their only previous encounter (semifinals of the WTA Auckland 2026): "She is a great player and also a great person. I think she is very fun off the court. But she has a tremendous serve, very powerful shots from the baseline, and she is physically well-prepared. I think it will be a great match. It will be a good battle, that's for sure," stated Alexandra Eala, who gradually aims to make her mark among the best tennis players in the world.

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