Overview
- Eala beat No. 31 seed Wang Xinyu 6-4, 6-3 in Rome to reach the third round, her first back-to-back clay wins since the 2024 French Open qualifying.
- She opened the tournament by edging Magdalena Frech 6-0, 3-6, 6-4 after trailing 1-3 in the decider and facing late break points.
- The two victories added about 35 ranking points and lifted her roughly four places to No. 38 in the live WTA standings, strengthening her push to be seeded at Roland Garros.
- The draw sets up a possible third-round meeting with No. 2 Elena Rybakina if the Kazakh advances.
- She has also entered doubles with American Hailey Baptiste, using extra match play to build net skills and add clay-court reps.