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Philippines' Alexandra Eala reacts against Mexico's Renata Zarazua during their women's singles first round tennis match on the second day of the 2026 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 30, 2026. Kirill Kudryavtsev, AFP/RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE

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Dyan Castillejo

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/178330396129820260630-alex-eala-wimbledon-round1-AFP-2.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Philippines&#x27; Alexandra Eala reacts against Mexico&#x27;s Renata Zarazua during their women&#x27;s singles first round tennis match on the second day of the 2026 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 30, 2026. <em>Kirill Kudryavtsev, AFP</em></span></span></span></div><p>WIMBLEDON, London — Alex Eala was back at the Aorangi practice courts at Wimbledon Sunday noon, less than 24 hours after her stunning third-round upset of defending champion Iga Swiatek.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/othersports/2026/7/5/alex-eala-embraces-slow-serve-to-dethrone-world-no-3-iga-swiatek-1552">Alex Eala embraces &#x27;slow serve&#x27; to dethrone world no. 3 Iga Swiatek</a></div><p>Eala went through her extensive warm-up routine, paying attention to every detail of her conditioning before even striking a ball.</p><p>Coach Joan Bosch of the Nadal Academy said Sunday was all about recovery while beginning preparations for Monday’s highly anticipated fourth-round clash with Jasmine Paolini.</p><p>“We are super happy with the win (against Swiatek), for sure. But we also try to stay focused on the next match — it’s only one win, and Monday will be very tough again, so she’s trying to recover.”</p><p>Team Eala stuck to the same routine that has worked so well throughout her impressive Wimbledon 2026 campaign.</p><p>“We did the normal practice: about one hour on court, plus some fitness, stretching and physio, like every day. We tried to keep it as normal as possible.”</p><p>Bosch said Eala’s ball-striking remained sharp during Sunday’s session.</p><p>“The practice was good. She hit the ball very well and we fixed some things that could have been better yesterday. I’m sure tomorrow it will be even better. So, all good.”</p><p>As Eala herself said after her third-round victory, she expects another tough battle against Paolini. But the Filipina remains locked in and eager for the challenge.</p><p>“We’re preparing for tomorrow’s match. Let’s see if she can rest a bit this afternoon and chill. Tomorrow is a completely new challenge because it’s on grass. We’ve never played against her on grass before. I think she plays very well on this surface — Paolini reached the final here,” Bosch said.</p><p>After Sunday’s practice session, Eala made her way to the public viewing area, signing autographs and posing for photos with her growing number of fans.</p><p>Eala’s opponent Paolini, the 13th seed and Wimbledon runner up in 2024, has advanced to the fourth round with three victories vs Montgomery (3 sets) Golubic (2sets) and Sakkari (2sets)</p><div> </div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tgWFGr6sF_0?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Alex Eala was back at the Aorangi practice courts at Wimbledon Sunday noon, less than 24 hours after her stunning third-round upset of defending champion Iga Swiatek.</p>

Alex Eala was back at the Aorangi practice courts at Wimbledon Sunday noon, less than 24 hours after her stunning third-round upset of defending champion Iga Swiatek.

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Tennis: Eala back on court, gets set for Paolini center court clash

Dyan Castillejo

Published July 06, 2026 10:13 AM PHT

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