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.

Fresh off her stunning Miami Open quarterfinal upset, Filipina rising star Alex Eala looked to repeat the feat -- but this time, world No. 2 Iga Świątek had other plans, powering past Eala with a 4-6,