How Elena Rybakina outsmarted Alex Eala: Here is the surprising breakdown
Alexandra Eala is out of the Italian Open singles draw after a straight-sets loss to Elena Rybakina in Rome. Rybakina, who is seeded second at the tournament, won 6-4, 6-3 in their third-round match.
Photo by Robert Prange/Getty Images Alexandra Eala is out of the Italian Open singles draw after a straight-sets loss to Elena Rybakina in Rome. Rybakina, who is seeded second at the tournament, won 6-4, 6-3 in their third-round match. Eala entered the WTA 1000 event without a seed and recorded wins over Magdalena Frech and Wang Xinyu before her run came to an end against Rybakina.
The Filipina star has since broken down her defeat at the Italian Open, where she remains active in doubles play as world number 42. Photo by Robert Prange/Getty Images Alexandra Eala speaks on her loss to Elena Rybakina at the Italian Open After their first ever match, the young star said: “Yeah I’m happy with my performance. I think I was able to reach a good level of tennis.
I don’t think it was an easy win for her. So yeah, of course, things to work on and learnings from this match. But I think I’m in a good way.
” Eala further discussed how she managed to compete with Rybakina’s power during their match: “All in perspective, of course. She hits a good ball so it’s very difficult. I think, of course, power, sometimes being aggressive, is really my game.