Wednesday, 26 March 2025

Top seed Zverev out of men's singles

 

Eala received a walkover in the fourth round when Spanish 10th seed Paula Badosa withdrew injured, but showed again why she is regarded as an emerging star in Wednesday's quarter-final.

Fearless, ferocious and hitting a flurry of winners, Eala produced a quality performance in her first career match against Swiatek.

However, they had met previously when Swiatek, along with 22-time major champion Nadal, presented Eala with her graduation certificate two years ago.

"It's so surreal," added Eala, who had Nadal's uncle, and former coach, Toni, with her team against Swiatek.

"I'm so happy and so blessed to be able to compete with such a player on this stage.

"My coach told me to run, to go for every ball, to take all the opportunities I can, because a five-time Slam champion is not going to give you the win."

Top seed Zverev out of men's singles
In the men's singles, German top seed Alexander Zverev was knocked out by France's Arthur Fils in the fourth round.

Zverev lost 3-6 6-3 6-4 to 17th seed Fils, leaving only Taylor Fritz and Novak Djokovic as the remaining top-10 seeds in the last eight.

Djokovic, seeded fourth, plays his quarter-final against American 24th seed Sebastian Korda later on Wednesday.

The winner will face Bulgarian 14th seed Grigor Dimitrov, who produced a remarkable mental and physical effort to beat Argentina's Francisco Cerundolo.

Dimitrov, 33, could not convert any of seven set points in the first set, and looked exhausted in the latter stages, before securing a 6-7 (6-8) 6-4 7-6 (7-3) win.

Moments after victory he was breathing heavily and assessed by a doctor on his chair.

British pair Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool reached the men's doubles semi-finals with a 7-6 (7-1) 3-6 10-8 win over India's Yuki Bhambri and Portugal's Nuno Borges.

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