Alexandra Eala is set for her very first appearance at the Women’s Stuttgart Open and she’s been enlisted the help of some very famous practice practice partners.
Eala practised with Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff at the German tournament’s main court as she prepares for a first round match with Leylah Fernandez.
The Filipina star joins a stacked entry list and as a result Eala has been given a very tough draw in Stuttgart.
Ahead of her first round match at the clay court event, Eala has signed up to practice with another popular WTA Tour star.
Who Alexandra Eala is practising with in Stuttgart
With the biggest players on the WTA Tour set for an appearance in Stuttgart, the training schedule is just as stacked.
Iga Swiatek is set for a hitting session with Paula Badosa, while Gauff will practise with Ekaterina Alexandrova.
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Eala, meanwhile, is set to hit with long-time friend Eva Lys, who will be performing at one of her home tournaments.
Lys and Eala will play on Stuttgart’s Centre Court between 11am and 12pm, straight after Karolina Muchova and Laura Siegemund’s practise.
The Women’s Stuttgart Open is set to kick-off on the 13th April and will run until the final on the 19th April.
The Stuttgart Open draw is incredibly tough
With eight of the top 10 at the tournament, no one has been given an easy run at the German tournament.
Elena Rybakina, Swiatek, Mirra Andreeva, and Eala have all been drawn in the same section of the draw.
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Rybakina and Swiatek will likely play in the semi-finals, but both will have to beat a top 10 player before that.
The most exciting first round matches in Stuttgart
- Jelena Ostapenko vs Mirra Andreeva
- Alexandra Eala vs Leylah Fernandez
- Eva Lys vs Paula Badosa
- Laura Siegemund vs Magdalena Frech
Gauff has received the kindest draw of the top players, although she will still need to beat Muchova and Elina Svitolina to reach the final.