This was supposed to be the next step towards the championship. Another chapter in the history of the unstoppable Iga Świątek. < img src = "https://zycie.news/crrops/6c23ae/620x0/1/0/2025/03/27/o62zqtj3incly4ujlnrsozt2fkjjjbc2moqaz4d.jpg" alt = "iga Świątek, screen youtube @wta" styles = "background-color: rgba (179,139,101.0.57)" > < p > Meanwhile something happened that no expert predicted, and fans rub their eyes with amazement & ndash; The leader of the world tennis lost 0: 2 with 19-year-old Alexandra Eala, noted on & Hellip; 140 place in the WTA ranking. Result ? shocking. But even more touches the reaction of Iga herself.

< P >Świątek started a tournament in Miami in a great style. She defeated more rivals with experience and class, with which fans around the world associate her with & oacute; She reached the quarter -finals after spectacular victories over Caroline Garcia, Elise Mertens and Elina Switolina. There was no indication that the next meeting would bring one of the biggest sensations of this season.

< p > Filipinka Alexandra Eala was to be & only & rdquo; Another obstacle on the road to the final. Instead, she became a global star. Although she started the match by breaking, p & oacute; she imposed the pace of the game. Iga could not find the rhythm, she made unforced mistakes and lost confidence with each subsequent exchange. The first set lost 2: 6. In the second it was a bit better & ndash; But only for a moment. Eala remained concentrated and determined. The 7: 5 result in the second set sealed the sensational win of the young player.

< P >At the post -match press conference, Iga did not beat around the bush. With a lot of humility, she admitted that she simply played badly, and Alexandra used it one hundred percent.

< p > & ndash; I didn't play well and I felt that M & Amp; Oacute; J Forehand broke down a little. (…) She played very flat, strongly, Returny was deep. She had a good rhythm, she felt confident. It was her day.

< p > despite a clear disappointment, optimism also sounded in the Polish words. Iga is already thinking about subsequent starts & ndash; and the season on the earth courts is just beginning.

< p > & ndash; It is good to study in failures. Now my favorite surface is ahead of me. I don't know how it will be this year, but I will definitely work hard to be ready for the first tournaments & amp. announced.

< p > Every athlete knows that failures are inevitable. Even the best – how iga & ndash; They have worse days. Losing with Eala is a bucket of cold water, but also an opportunity to pull out the application & oacute; w. Experts emphasize: Świątek still has a season full of a chance for him & ndash; And the game on Mączka is an environment in which & oacute; rhyme feels best.

< p > in sport size is not measured only by victories. R & oacute; it is important how you come back after failure. Iga Świątek knows this perfectly well & Amp; Ndash; And that's why fans from around the world believe that soon they will see her on the podium. < br />< br />~ 60 > < P > < iframe width = "560" height = "315" loading = "lazy" src = "https://www.youtube.com/embed/mag9tzsux" title = "YouTube video player" Frameborder = "0" allow = "Accelerometer; autoplay; autoplay; autoplay; Clipboard-Write;

Natasha Kumar

By Natasha Kumar

Natasha Kumar has been a reporter on the news desk since 2018. Before that she wrote about young adolescence and family dynamics for Styles and was the legal affairs correspondent for the Metro desk. Before joining The Times Hub, Natasha Kumar worked as a staff writer at the Village Voice and a freelancer for Newsday, The Wall Street Journal, GQ and Mirabella. To get in touch, contact me through my natasha@thetimeshub.in 1-800-268-7116