Eala, whose fans took over outside courts at the Australian Open in January<\/a>, made a breakthrough in March 2025 by reaching the Miami Open semifinals and has elevated her stardom at Wimbledon.<\/p>\nEala met Kate, the Princess of Wales, and took a photo with her. A photo of Eala diving for a ball in the match against \u015awi\u0105tek has also made the rounds, with edits showing her wearing a cape and “Superwoman” outfit.<\/p>\n
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The Philippines embassy in the UK has tracked her progress and posted congratulatory notes.<\/p>\n
Eala spoke earlier in the tournament about her childhood memories of boxing great Manny Pacquiao.<\/p>\n
“When he would have fights, it would really be like holidays in the Philippines,” she said.<\/p>\n
“We would gather, and we would watch his fights. People would go off work. It would really be an event. He is someone super inspiring as an athlete.”<\/p>\n
Similarly, Filipino Olympic champions are treated as national heroes.<\/p>\n
Gymnast Carlos Yulo, who won two gold medals in the Paris Olympics, returned home to pledges of cash and gifts, including a house. Eala also cited champion weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz.<\/p>\n
And now there is Eala.<\/p>\n
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Marta Kostyuk felt the pressure as a heavy favourite against Ashlyn Krueger. (Getty Images: Robert Prange)<\/p>\n
Paolini will face another big test when she meets Ukrainian 12th seed Marta Kostyuk, who began the eighth day’s proceedings with a 6-4, 6-4 win over American qualifier Ashlyn Krueger on court two as \u200cthe heat began to make life uncomfortable.<\/p>\n
After a heatwave last week, which broke British records for June at about 37 degrees Celsius, the second week of the tournament is forecast to see temperatures climb again into the 30s.<\/p>\n
“It was a pretty stressful match for me because I was the \u200cone coming into this match with being a favourite with such \u2060a good opportunity, playing for the first quarterfinal here in Wimbledon,” Kostyuk said.<\/p>\n
“Of course, there was more pressure. I think just all these things kind of connected. For sure the heat didn’t help.”<\/p>\n
Former Australian Open champion Madison Keys joined Krueger in exiting the All England Club with a 6-4, 7-6(7\/2) loss to rising Czech Linda Noskov\u00e1, who reached the last eight of the grand slam for the first time.<\/p>\n
The 21-year-old Noskov\u00e1, who is eager to follow in the footsteps \u2060of her champion compatriots Petra Kvitov\u00e1, Mark\u00e9ta Vondrou\u0161ov\u00e1 and Barbora Krej\u010d\u00edkov\u00e1, will face Elise Mertens after the Belgian beat Czech Marie Bouzkov\u00e1 6-4, 6-4.<\/p>\n
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