Alexandra Eala surprises Dayana Yastremska 6-1 6-2 in the quarter in Eastbourne on Thursday after playing a superlative match to face off with Varvara Gracheva in the semifinal. The match lasted 1 hour and 6 minutes.
Highlights Alexandra Eala vs. Dayana Yastremska Rothesay International – Eastbourne
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Eala scored 57 points vs. Dayana’s 37.
Eala
The Filipino was pretty effective at converting 58% of the break points that she conquered (7/12).
Yastremska
On the other side, Yastremska had some problems converting her break points (only 43% – 3/7). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.
After this contest, the head to head between Eala and Yastremska is 1-0 for Alexandra.
Draw and next match H2H: Alexandra Eala vs. Varvara Gracheva – stats
Eala will play Gracheva in the semifinal.
This will be the 2nd time that Alexandra Eala and Varvara Gracheva face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Eala (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on grass.
The last time that they competed against each other, Eala won 6-3 3-6 6-3 in the qualifications in Nottingham back in June 2025.
Live score progression and stats
Eala conquered a good lead at the beginning of the set after breaking Dayana Yastremska in the 2nd game (2-0). Nevertheless, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for the Filipino to win the set because Yastremska succeeded in breaking back in the 3rd (1-2) game. The Filipino maintained her cool to break Yastremska in the 4th (3-1) and in the 6th (5-1) game before winning the set (6-1).
The Ukrainian was powerless in the last 5 games of the set when the game count went from 2-1 to 6-1.
The Filipino converted 42% of her break points (3/7). She had 7 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 15-40 and 30-40), the 4th (2-1 15-40), the 6th (4-1 40-A) and the 8th game (6-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Dayana was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 3rd game (0-2 15-40).
They contested 48 points. The Filipino conquered the set after winning 14 more points than Yastremska (31-17). The Filipino conceded 8 points on serve (13-8). On the losing side, Dayana conceded 18 points on serve (9-18
).Eala enjoyed quite a good start of the set after breaking Dayana Yastremska in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Nevertheless, there was more to do for the Filipino to win the set because Dayana managed to break back in the 4th
(1-3) and in the 6th (2-4) game. The Filipino kept her focus to break Yastremska in the 5th (4-1) and in the 7th (5-2) game before winning the set (6-2).Eala converted 60% of her break points (3/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 3rd (2-0 0-40 and 15-40), the 5th (3-1 30-40) and the 7th game (4-2 15-40 and 30-40). Moreover, on the other side, Yastremska converted 33% of her break points (2/6). She had her opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 4th (0-3 15-40) and the 6th game (1-4 15-40 and 30-40).
They contested 46 points. The Filipino was the winner of the set after clinching 6 more points than the Ukrainian (26-20). The Filipino surrendered 15 points on serve (14-15). on the other side of the net, the Ukrainian conceded 12 points on serve (5-12).
Tennis Scores in Eastbourne
- Alexandra EalaEala – Dayana YastremskaYastremska (6-1 6-2)
- Varvara GrachevaGracheva – Barbora KrejcikovaKrejcikova (w/o)
- Maya JointJoint – Anna BlinkovaBlinkova (6-4 7-5)
Upcoming matches
- Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaPavlyuchenkova – Kamilla RakhimovaRakhimova (0-0) – H2H details and stats