Alex Eala says there are things that Rafa Nadal & Iga Swiatek do on clay that she’d like to implement into her game, but some things can’t be implemented, ‘You see me & then you see Rafa, he’s just like a machine’
“Obviously on the men’s side Rafa was this clay… I don’t even know how to explain it 😂. And then Iga is the same as well. To get better on this surface do you watch videos of players like that at all? Even with Rafa, is there anything specific on clay that he’s told you that you think has really helped you?”
Alex: “Yes, definitely there are so many things you can take away from both of those players. You have to pick and choose what you’re gonna take from them. You see me and then you see Rafa, he’s just like a machine. I personally can’t be like there, and running here, running there, hit a winner like this 😂. But there are definitely certain things I’ve seen in both of their games that I can implement more in mine.”
(via Roland Garros Press)
Alex Eala had great words to say about Zeynep Sonmez, Eva Lys, and Iva Jovic in press
“We saw that Zeynep and Eva Lys and Iva Jovic, who you obviously play next celebrated on court [Alex’s birthday]. Can you tell me a bit about the connection between you young players?”
Alex: “Yeah, they were so sweet. They were sweet enough to come to me with a cake this morning. Each and every one of them are such dear friends of mine. I don’t know how I would survive the tour without these friendships. Because it’s not just my ‘friends from tennis.’ They’re really my friends, you know, in life I would say.” ❤️