Mutua Madrid Open—Madrid, Spain
Tuesday’s WTA Results from Madrid
Alexandra Eala from the Philippines scored another impressive victory on Tuesday at the Mutua Madrid Open in Spain, defeating Vikoriya Tomova from Bulgaria 6-3, 6-2 in one hour and 16 minutes.
Striking one ace and winning 59 percent of her first serve points, Eala broke her opponent on six occasions.
The 19-year-old will now face the biggest challenge in clay-court tennis when she takes on four-time French Open winner and No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek in the second round.
Swiatek hasn’t won a title since capturing her fourth crown at Roland Garros last Spring and lost to Eala at the Miami Open last month 6-2, 7-5 in the quarterfinals.
Eala is up to No. 68 in the world (a new career high) after toady’s victory.
Other results on the day saw four-time Major winner Naomi Osaka crash out of the event, losing in three sets to Lucia Bronzetti 6-4, 2-6, 6-4.
With today’s loss, Osaka is 9-5 on the year and ranked No. 55 in the world.
Caroline Dolehide from the United States also defeated Elina Avanesyan from Armenia 6-4, 6-4.
Matches that are still to come on Tuesday will include Katie Boulter, Hailey Baptiste and Peyton Stearns.
Wednesday’s action in Madrid will feature men’s and women’s first-round action.
Aryna Sabalenka is the top seed on the women’s side and Alexander Zverev is the No. 1 for the men’s draw.
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