Now in Madrid, Swiatek has an opportunity to avenge her straight-set loss against Eala—this time on her preferred surface, clay.
The world No. 2 comes into Madrid as the defending champion of the WTA 1000, and off a loss to Jelena Ostapenko in Stuttgart. She’s hoping to win her first title since Roland Garros last year. With a first-round bye, she awaits the victor of Eala and Viktoriya Tomova, who are meeting for the first time.
Turning pro in 2009, the Bulgarian heads into Madrid searching for her first career WTA title.