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Alexandra Eala pulled off one of the biggest wins of her career at the Berlin Open, defeating World No. 2 Elena Rybakina in straight sets, 7-5, 6-4, to reach the quarterfinals.
Eala showed great composure on grass court, rallying from tough moments in both sets and using smart angles plus aggressive baseline play to control rallies. The match lasted 1 hour and 32 minutes.
Key highlights:
Eala earned her 5th career Top 10 win
All five Top 10 victories have come in straight sets
She matched the best ranking win of her career
Rybakina entered the match as one of the tournament favorites and current World No. 2
After the win, Eala said:
βIβm still shaking.β
Women's Tennis Association
She also shared that she immediately called her parents after the upset celebration.
Before facing Rybakina, Eala had already beaten Donna VekiΔ earlier in the tournament, showing strong form heading into the grass-court season
Alexandra Eala pulled off one of the biggest wins of her career at the Berlin Open, defeating World No. 2 Elena Rybakina in straight sets, 7-5, 6-4, to reach the quarterfinals.
Eala showed great composure on grass court, rallying from tough moments in both sets and using smart angles plus aggressive baseline play to control rallies. The match lasted 1 hour and 32 minutes.
Key highlights:
Eala earned her 5th career Top 10 win
All five Top 10 victories have come in straight sets
She matched the best ranking win of her career
Rybakina entered the match as one of the tournament favorites and current World No. 2
After the win, Eala said:
βIβm still shaking.β
Women's Tennis Association
She also shared that she immediately called her parents after the upset celebration.
Before facing Rybakina, Eala had already beaten Donna VekiΔ earlier in the tournament, showing strong form heading into the grass-court season
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