Eala reaches Wimbledon third round vs reigning champion Swiatek
MANILA – Filipina tennis star Alex Eala bounced back from a first-set loss to beat Australia’s Maya Joint, 3-6, 6-2, 6-0, to advance in the third round of Wimbledon on Thursday night (Manila time).
Eala wrapped up the match with back-to-back aces to the delight of the Filipino crowd at the All England Club Court 3.
The 21-year-old No. 29 seed also avenged her loss to Joint in the Eastbourne final in June last year.
She will face defending champion Iga Swiatek of Poland for a spot in the Round of 16 on Saturday.
Swiatek needed only 70 minutes to oust Karolina Pliskova, 6-1, 6-3.
Eala upset Swiatek, 6-2, 6-5, in the Miami Open quarter-final on March 27, 2025, but the Polish tennis star took revenge when they met again in the Round of 64 of the Madrid Open on April 24, 2025. (PNA)
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