Naomi Osaka referred to as Alexandra Eala "a tremendous participant" and "a star" after the Filipina defeated her in Washington, making it clear she believes the 21-year-old has a really vivid future forward.
The 2 met for the primary time within the Washington semifinal, the place the Twenty eighth-ranked Filipina delivered an impressive efficiency to beat the four-time Grand Slam champion 6-4 6-2 and attain her maiden WTA 500 remaining.
Alex Eala’s response after beating Naomi Osaka to turn into the first Filipina to succeed in a WTA 500 singles remaining
Good second between them on the web
Since June, she’s overwhelmed Iga Swiatek, Elena Rybakina, Elina Svitolina, and now Naomi Osaka.
Supernova.
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Though Osaka's run ended there, the previous world No. 1 had nothing however reward for Eala after the match.
Osaka: Eala is a star and it's cool to have her
After being praised by the Filipina earlier than and after the match, Osaka returned the favor.
“She’s a tremendous participant. She’s unimaginable. I feel she’s a star. And it’s simply actually cool to have somebody like her that I suppose folks can look as much as, and for me, I feel it’s wonderful that she’s such an inspiration, and I actually love listening to her discuss as a result of it’s actually cool the issues that she says," the four-time Grand Slam champion mentioned of the 21-year-old afterward.
What did Eala say about Osaka?
Earlier than dealing with Osaka for the primary time, the 21-year-old admitted she was excited in regards to the problem and spoke very extremely of the previous world No. 1.
After pulling off the most important win of her week in Washington, the Filipina continued to reward the 28-year-old.
"She positively has aura, and he or she positively has energy, I can let you know," Eala mentioned of the previous world No. 1 after their match.
