Alex Eala stuns world No. 8 Svitolina, enters Berlin Open semifinals

MANILA, Philippines–Alex Eala toppled world No. 8 Elina Svitolina, 6-3, 6-4, Friday, to reach the semifinals of the 2026 Berlin Open.

The result came just 24 hours after she ousted world No. 2 Elena Rybakina in the quarterfinals of the WTA 500 grass-court tournament.

Eala came out firing against the more experienced Svitolina, racing to a 4-1 lead in the first set and taking control of the match, which lasted one hour and 23 minutes.

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In the second set, the Filipino tennis ace, who entered Berlin as a wildcard, broke Svitolina three times for a 5-2 lead before the Ukrainian won back-to-back games to pull within one.

But Alex Eala once again showed composure and closed out the match on serve.

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