Defending Madrid champion Świątek recovered from a nervy opening set to beat Eala, who won their first meeting in Miami in a stunning upset.

Filipina tennis ace Alex Eala relished her recently concluded stint at the Madrid Open. Eala fell to world no. 2 Iga Swiatek on Thursday in the Round of 64 to end her campaign in the said tournament. "Wow—what an experience playing in this year’s Madrid Open, especially on Pista Manolo Santana," Eala wrote in the caption of her post.

Filipino tennis star Alex Eala, this time, fell short to four-time French Open champion Iga Swiatek in three sets, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2, at the Madrid Open 2025 second round. READ: On clay, Iga