{"id":1839118,"date":"2026-03-21T15:30:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T12:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1839118"},"modified":"2026-03-21T15:30:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T12:30:28","slug":"alex-eala-labelled-world-class-in-one-area-as-she-gets-candid-advice-on-how-she-can-improve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1839118","title":{"rendered":"Alex Eala labelled &#8216;world-class&#8217; in one area as she gets candid advice on how she can improve"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">Alex Eala labelled \u2018world-class\u2019 in one area as she gets candid advice on how she can improve<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a 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Alex Eala before her match at the Miami Open                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\">\n<p>One area of Alex Eala\u2019s game has been described as \u201cworld-class\u201d, and the Filipina star has also been told that her serve is the shot she can improve the most.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/alex-eala\">Eala<\/a> overcame world No 53 Laura Siegemund 6-7(6), 6-3, 6-3 in her opening match at the 2026 Miami Open, and she will face 50th-ranked Magda Linette in the third round.<\/p>\n<p>The 20-year-old rose to her career-high ranking of world No 29 earlier this week, and she holds a 13-7 record in 2026 after an impressive start to the season.<\/p>\n<p>In a segment broadcast on Tennis Channel from the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, WTA star Danielle Collins and former ATP world No 5 Jimmy Arias discussed Eala.<\/p>\n<p>Collins, who reached her best ranking of world No 7 in 2022, praised Eala and highlighted her ability to absorb pace.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe has come craftiness up her sleeve,\u201d said the 32-year-old American.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe is just someone that I\u2019m obviously very impressed with. Her ability to absorb is world-class.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Miami Open News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-features\/alex-eala-sponsors-emma-raducanus-replaced\"><strong>Alex Eala has already taken Emma Raducanu\u2019s position and there could be much more to come<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/miami-open-roundup-carlos-alcaraz-jannik-sinner-jack-draper-coco-gauff-joao-fonseca\">Alcaraz \u2018has more\u2019 than \u2018robot\u2019 Sinner as Draper candid after shock loss and Gauff survives serving nightmare<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more from Tennis365? Add us as <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\">a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a> for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Asked what Eala can improve, Arias said: \u201cWell, the serve. She doesn\u2019t have much on the second serve. She is a lefty, so if she can just get the serve wider\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have to have the kinetic chain perfectly working from the ground all the way up through the serve, and I don\u2019t think she does have much from the legs that\u2019s helping her get a little extra power.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Collins agreed, adding: \u201cThe second serve definitely can sit up at times, it\u2019s a little bit slower-paced, so it gives people an opportunity to step in against her, and then it\u2019s a bit of a tug of war battle. So she can get some more pop on that serve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Asked if improving the serve will be an \u201ceasy fix\u201d for Eala, Collins said:\u00a0\u201cI think it\u2019s a little bit more difficult.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think for a lot of players it either comes naturally or it doesn\u2019t, and when it doesn\u2019t, it becomes a little bit more challenging because you really have to get dialled in to getting the technique down.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReally focusing on trying to build the physical strength with your legs, with your shoulder, to be able to produce that type of power.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/aryna-sabalenka-shocked-miami-open-scheduling-carlos-alcaraz-joao-fonseca\">Aryna Sabalenka \u2018really shocked\u2019 as she criticises Miami Open chiefs over Alcaraz, Fonseca decision<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alex Eala labelled \u2018world-class\u2019 in one area as she gets candid advice on how she can improve Ewan West 21 Mar 2026 3:30 PM Alex Eala before her match at the Miami Open One area of Alex Eala\u2019s game has been described as \u201cworld-class\u201d, and the Filipina star has also been told that her serve [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,249],"class_list":["post-1839118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-tennis365-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1839118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1839118"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1839118\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1839118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1839118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1839118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}