{"id":4283,"date":"2026-07-04T23:03:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T23:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4283"},"modified":"2026-07-04T23:03:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T23:03:55","slug":"alexandra-eala-upsets-defending-champion-iga-swiatek-in-third-round-at-wimbledon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4283","title":{"rendered":"Alexandra Eala upsets defending champion Iga Swiatek in third round at Wimbledon"},"content":{"rendered":"
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LONDON \u2014 Iga Swiatek\u2019s title defense at Wimbledon ended Saturday in a 7-6 (11-9), 6-2 third-round loss to 21-year-old Alexandra Eala, who continues to make history for the Philippines.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Eala is the first Filipino player, male or female, to reach the fourth round of a Grand Slam singles tournament on a day of upsets in the women\u2019s draw.<\/span><\/p>\n

The lefthanded Eala dropped to her knees and rolled onto her back on Centre Court after hitting a forehand winner on her third match point.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s incredible to have my countrymen cheering me on and knowing that we\u2019re all in this together,\u201d she said in an on-court interview as she looked around at the Philippines flags.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis goes out to them, this goes out to my family, this goes out to all the little girls with ruffled socks and chubby cheeks. It means the world,\u201d said the 29th-seeded Eala, who saved two set points in the first-set tiebreaker.<\/span><\/p>\n

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