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Eala during her match                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\">\n<p>Alex Eala has spoken after her one-sided loss to Karolina Muchova at the 2026 Miami Open and addressed whether she felt \u201cadded pressure\u201d at the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>The 20-year-old Filipina suffered a crushing 0-6, 2-6 defeat to world No 14 Muchova in the last 16 at the WTA 1000 event in Florida on Monday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/alex-eala\">Eala<\/a> started the Miami Open at a career-high ranking of world No 29, but she has dropped to 45th in the live rankings.<\/p>\n<p>This is because Eala has dropped 270 points having been a semi-finalist at last year\u2019s edition of the tournament at the Hard Rock Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Here is everything Eala said to reporters after losing to Muchova.<\/p>\n<h2>Thoughts on the match<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Eala:<\/strong> I think she played really well. And I definitely did not play my best, but of course, that\u2019s also a big part because of how she played. But yeah, I think there are some details I could have done better, and maybe if I had done those better, it would have resulted in a more competitive match. But I\u2019m still really happy about this week. Of course, leaving the court today a little disappointed, which is normal. But overall, very happy with my performance this week.<\/p>\n<h2>Was there \u2018added pressure\u2019 on Eala after her breakthrough run at the 2025 Miami Open?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Eala: <\/strong>I think there definitely was a little added pressure here, more from myself than anything. But I handled it quite well. And I wouldn\u2019t say it\u2019s such a big deal or such a weight, just because I\u2019ve done a lot of the work before this tournament. So I\u2019m still happy with my progress and the trajectory of my improvement. After this, I\u2019m going to focus on keeping that trajectory.<\/p>\n<h2>WTA Tour News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/miami-open-alex-eala-told-needs-dramatically-improve-legendary-coach-brad-gilbert\"><strong>Miami Open: Alex Eala told where she \u2018needs to dramatically improve\u2019 by legendary coach<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/wta-tour\/miami-open-alex-ealas-prize-money-ranking-points-revealed-after-emphatic-exit\"><strong>Miami Open: Alex Eala\u2019s prize money &amp; ranking points revealed after emphatic exit<\/strong><\/a><\/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<h2>What will Eala learn from this loss?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Eala: <\/strong>I think for me right now, especially this fresh after the loss, it\u2019s important to know that \u2014 even though I had great wins \u2014 after a great win, I\u2019m not all that good, and after a bad loss, I\u2019m not all that bad. So I have to look at it very objectively after I\u2019ve processed the loss better. But yeah, that\u2019s one of the takeaways. I wouldn\u2019t say that I\u2019m very up and down, I think it\u2019s just something that happened today, that\u2019s how I see it. I wouldn\u2019t say that I\u2019m someone up and down \u2014 just because of how I prepare, and my mentality during my matches is I give the same effort, the same focus, and I give everything. And today, it just didn\u2019t turn out as well as the other days.<\/p>\n<h2>Is Muchova \u2018underrated\u2019?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Eala: <\/strong>I don\u2019t think she\u2019s underrated. I personally think she\u2019s a great player. She\u2019s very well decorated. Very nice person, she\u2019s very down to earth. Yeah, she showed me what a great player she was today, as well. So yeah, I think she deserves her flowers.<\/p>\n<h2>Is winning a Grand Slam or winning the Sunshine Double (Indian Wells and Miami back-to-back) more difficult?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Eala: <\/strong>You know, that\u2019s a very good question\u2026 I have done neither of those things (laughs). Maybe when I win a Slam or I win the Sunshine Double, then I can answer you, but from what I know now, those are two difficult things. Two different conditions [in Indian Wells and Miami], but everywhere is a different condition. That\u2019s the tour. There\u2019s different balls, different courts, different players. Every single match is different conditions because it\u2019s never gonna be the exact same thing.<\/p>\n<h2>Eala\u2019s camaraderie with other young WTA players<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Eala: <\/strong>Yeah, I think it\u2019s super healthy that we have these friendships off the court and we\u2019re able to balance that professional life and still separate it from our actual relationships and the relationships are able to foster, because at the end of the day, you spend so much time with these girls and spend so much time on tour that I think it\u2019s very important. And I am super fortunate and super grateful to have these girls on tour.<\/p>\n<h2>Eala\u2019s relationship with Victoria Mboko<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Eala:\u00a0<\/strong>We played juniors together and she\u2019s a year younger than me. And I think we got even more close than we were before last year. She obviously had such an amazing year going from 300 to now top 10, and I tell her that all the time. But she\u2019s super down to earth, and I think we\u2019re able to connect through the things we go though in tennis, and I think we\u2019re able to share and play \u2018ping pong\u2019, I mean, with the thoughts we have about coming up in the tour.<\/p>\n<h2>Looking ahead to the clay season<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Eala: <\/strong>I\u2019m super excited for the clay-court swing. I think that\u2019s one surface I definitely have a lot of room for improvement, so I\u2019ll love to see how it\u2019ll pan out this year. I have some time before Linz, so I\u2019ll try to do my best to prep for that.<\/p>\n<h2>The taping on her thigh<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Eala: <\/strong>It\u2019s mostly preventional. I\u2019ve been on the road since early December, so, you know\u2026 but it was nothing serious. It didn\u2019t make a big impact. It was more so to know it was support there.<\/p>\n<h2>Does Eala deserve a break now?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Eala: <\/strong>I think I do (laughs). I think I will take a couple days off. I did have maybe two days off after Indian Wells, but I\u2019ll do some again just to prepare well for the clay swing. It\u2019s gonna be another long one.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/jannik-sinner-eclipses-novak-djokovic-carlos-alcaraz-bored-iga-swiatek-wim-fissette-alex-eala-miami-open\">Alcaraz \u2018bored\u2019, Swiatek &amp; Fissette react to split, Sinner eclipses Djokovic, Eala needs \u2018dramatic\u2019 improvement<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everything Alex Eala said after heavy Miami Open defeat to Karolina Muchova Ewan West 24 Mar 2026 4:45 PM Alex Eala during her match Alex Eala has spoken after her one-sided loss to Karolina Muchova at the 2026 Miami Open and addressed whether she felt \u201cadded pressure\u201d at the tournament. 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