Toni Nadal on the Eala sensation: "I always believed in her"

Toni Nadal was in Alexandra Eala's box yesterday during her victory against Iga Swiatek in the quarterfinals of the WTA 1000 in Miami.

The Filipina is part of the Rafael Nadal Academy, so it was only natural that the uncle and former coach of the Spanish legend expressed his happiness with this result, as reported by *Punto Debreak*:

"She’s a girl I’ve always believed in. For us, this is a success. She’s the player who has been with us the longest, with almost six years of training. Throughout all this time, she has never complained, and neither has her family.

She’s now showing all the potential she has. Beating the world No. 5 and then the No. 2 is no easy feat. When you start defeating players of that level, it means you can establish yourself among the best in the world. [...]

It’s true she still has ups and downs, like at 2-0 in the second set (against Swiatek). She lacked a bit of aggressiveness on her serve, and that’s what made her waver. But these are things related to her age.

Overall, everything is going well in her game. The last game she won was spectacular."