Tuesday, April 23, in the Madrid Open, 18-year-old Alexandra Eala of the Philippines overcame Lesia Tsurenko of Ukraine, ranked #41 in the world, in a breathtaking exhibition of ability and willpower. With scores of 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, Eala overcame a set deficit to win the match and secure her first-ever top-50 triumph in a WTA 1000 tournament. With this victory, Eala will take on the 27th-seeded Sorana Cirstea in the second round. The tennis community, especially Filipino supporters, is thrilled and proud of Eala.
Eala in Madrid, ranking, and results in 2024
Ranked no.170, Alexandra has a compiled 14-12 match record in 2024. Alexandra is participating in Madrid where she toppled the world no.41 Lesya Tsurenko 2-6 6-4 6-4.
Alexandra Eala will face the world no.30 Sorana Cirstea in the 2nd round. In the past, they have never competed against each other up to now on the main tour.
Lesya Tsurenko in 2024
Ranked world no.41, the Ukrainian played her last match on the 23rd of April when she capitulated to world no.170 Alexandra Eala 2-6 6-4 6-4 in the 1st round in Madrid (draw).
At the moment, during this season Tsurenko has managed to achieve an overall 8-9 win-loss record.
Alexandra Eala and Lesya Tsurenko clashed against each other just on 1 occasion. Their current head to head is 1-0 for Eala. When they played, Alexandra Eala won 2-6 6-4 6-4 in the 1st round in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open) on the 23rd of April 2024.