Alexandra Eala, a 21-year-old Filipino player who trained at Rafael Nadal's academy, defeated Swiatek 7-6(9) 6-2 in 2 hours and 14 minutes. After the match, Eala became emotional, acknowledging she still has work to do to reach Swiatek's level. Her historic victory marks a milestone for Philippine tennis as she is the first player from the country (male or female) to advance to the quarterfinals of a grand slam tournament. piekny-pies.pl
Spanish tennis suffered further losses as Jaume Munar and Marcel Granollers were eliminated, leaving only Alejandro Davidovich as the country's remaining representative. Davidovich will face fourth-ranked Felix Auger-Aliassime on Sunday in a bid to reach his first quarterfinals in London.
