Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs Alexandra Eala Preview & Prediction | 2026 Madrid Open | First Round
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Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova takes on Alexandra Eala in the first-round of the Madrid Open.
Ranking points: WTA 1000
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Venue: Park Manzanares, Madrid, Spain
Surface: Outdoor clay
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Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs Alexandra Eala prediction
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova began the campaign with six straight losses but won her two qualifying matches in Madrid to enter the main draw. She beat Viktoriya Tomova and then defeated top seed Yuliia Starodubtseva in three sets. After her first-round loss at the Australian Open, Pavlyuchenkova’s ranking dropped to outside of the top 100 in the world
She goes up against Alexandra Eala. The Filipino began her clay court campaign at the Linz Open, losing in the second-round to Jelena Ostapenko. Another loss followed in Stuttgart as she was on the end of a straight sets defeat to Leylah Fernandez in round one.
Eala is yet to find consistent success on clay, and Pavlyuchenkova will be motivated to pick up her first tour-level win of the season in this first-round match and also continue her momentum following the victories in qualifying. Eala is the favourite, but she is likely to be tested in this one.
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs Alexandra Eala tip: Both players to win a set
