Alexandra Eala

Silver lining is she gets an idea of what it is to play at that top level. I hope she does better next time. I wonder if she could see a serve guru and improve that part of her game but once she has downtime.
 
I think she, and her fans, are great for Tennis.

But from what i've seen so far, anyone who thinks she's ever going to contend for the biggest trophies is going to be left sorely disappointed. The talent is just not there.

She has a very good forehand, especially when she has time to set up. But the serve is poor. The movement is ordinary. Could potentially be a steady Top 10 player one day, with experience, hard work and and a lot of improvement.

One thing is for sure- the Filipinos are going to make her very wealthy.
 
Hitman said:
She has a lot of fight in her, which is admirable. And of course, I don't think we are seeing her absolute best just yet.

Today Coco exposed her in a way I don't think she was expecting. She should take it as a big lesson and see why Coco dismantled her so badly, and yes variety is one aspect of it.
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Yes Coco destroyed her. But we don't need to start hating on the popular Eala. Her popularity is great for tennis.

Coco is a two major champion. Eala is yet to win a any kind of WTA title. Of course there is a big gap between the two. That's to be expected.

But after this week Eala is up to a ranking of number 32. I've said for a couple of years now she could be a top 20 player. She isn't that far away from it now. And if you capable of making the top 20 anything can happen. It's all about how you develop from there.
 
"According to 2013-2016 data, the average height for adult Filipinos is approximately 5’4” (163 cm) for men and 4’11” to 5’0” (149–152 cm) for women."

Eala at 5'9 has to be like the Chinese going nuts about Yao Ming.
 
Her coach speaks:


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Newer version of Leylah? If she's 5'9, she has more potential, bc leylah is tiny. Her serve can improve a lot, bring lefty.
 
https://twitter.com/x/status/2040328856142307421

Iga attended the Rafa Nadal School (RNS) graduation ceremony as the special guest in 2023.

The Rafa Nadal School, that held its 7th annual graduation ceremony in 2023, is situated within Rafa's academy and allows young athletes to combine tennis and studies. Both athletes and non-athletes are admitted to the school. The high school program is designed to prepare students for college/university. The graduates receive the American High School Diploma. The graduates from Spain also receive the Spanish Baccalaureate Degree (necessary to access Spanish universities). Since 2018, Rafa has invited a successful athlete, with whom he has a good relationship, as the special guest to the graduation ceremony. The special guest has delivered a speech, handed over diplomas and taken pictures with graduates. Alex Eala graduated in 2023.

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He early ball striking and ball redirection is very effective on grass as is the aggressive returning that opponents aren’t used to seeing even off of weak serves.
Wow! She took out World number 2 thursday and world number 6 friday. Way to go Eala :)
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And completely outplayed from beginning to end, which is really going to be something she can build upon
 
Roforot said:
This is good but I am worried about her shoulder. I would like eala to peak at Wimbledon.
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I don't think it's a serious injury, and overplaying is unlikely to be an issue now that she lost in SS today, and is unlikely to go further than 3rd or 4th round at Wimbledon.
 
https://twitter.com/x/status/2073309762305794242

I want both of them to win. :)

Since 2018, Rafa has invited a successful athlete, whom he has a good relationship, as the special guest to the Rafa Nadal School’s annual graduation ceremony. The special guest has delivered a speech and taken pictures with graduates. Iga was the special guest in 2023.
The school, situated within Rafa's academy, allows young athletes to combine tennis and studies.

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This is my time watching Eala. I shall reserve judgement until after today’s match.
Update: I have watched and loved her ballstriking. Reminded me of Clijsters, Capriati, and Dementieva types. I’m not sure I can Stan her just yet. I suffered greatly as a Nishikori fan and cannot quite commit to a great ball striker with a weak serve for now.
 
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DarthJodar said:
This is my time watching Eala. I shall reserve judgement until after today’s match.
Update: I have watched and loved her ballstriking. Reminded me of Clijsters, Capriati, and Dementieva types. I’m not sure I can Stan her just yet. I suffered greatly as a Nishikori fan and cannot quite commit to a great ball striker with a weak serve for now.
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Great ball striking and aggressive second serve returning have made her very difficult to deal with on grass in a very short period of time as none of this is a fluke — we’ve seen her steady improvement and confidence grow throughout the grass season. She’s been following up her strokes to net as she’s been in great position after taking some FHs/BHs early and is a bit awkward at net but has been closing some points.

This was a pivotal match in her career because she’s been rolling to wins on grass only to be beaten easily by Noskova and Mertens, but today she showed that she can continue that play vs. anyone.
 
Congrats to Alex, big win for her. With a grass title under her belt and recent wins over Rybakina and now defending champ Iga, she is doing great. I thought she explained well too in the post-match interview why a third round win at Wimbledon etc is such a big deal for her. Easy person to root for. Go Alex!
 
I’ve been saying for a while that the single-pendulum forehand technique of Learner (similar to Eala technique) is superior to nextgen style and will soon become the prevailing technique taught at the junior level.
 
travlerajm said:
I’ve been saying for a while that the single-pendulum forehand technique of Learner (similar to Eala technique) is superior to nextgen style and will soon become the prevailing technique taught at the junior level.
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I was think that Eala has some similarities to both Tien and Fonseca. Both Tien and Eala do not have a great serve and are great returners while both Eala and Fonseca have huge crowd support.
 
travlerajm said:
I’ve been saying for a while that the single-pendulum forehand technique of Learner (similar to Eala technique) is superior to nextgen style and will soon become the prevailing technique taught at the junior level.
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I remember this and 100% agree. Tien wound up playing a poor match by his standards this Wimbledon, but you could see the problems he was causing opponents with his FH.
 
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