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Eala stuns Swiatek at Wimbledon, makes history for Philippines

Filipino tennis player Alexandra Eala created a major upset at Wimbledon by defeating defending champion Iga Swiatek, becoming the first player from her country to reach the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam tournament.

Alexandra Eala, a 21-year-old trained at Rafael Nadal's academy, secured the biggest victory of her career with a 7-6(9) 6-2 win over world No. 1 Swiatek in 2 hours and 14 minutes. The emotional Filipino player, who represents the first male or female from her country to reach this stage of a major tournament, celebrated with tears of joy after her historic achievement. amunra-opinie.pl

Meanwhile, Spanish tennis suffered further losses as Jaume Munar fell to Jiri Lehecka and the duo of Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos were eliminated from the doubles competition. Only Alejandro Davidovich remains as Spain's representative in the tournament, set to face Felix Auger-Aliassime on Sunday.