a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a> for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/p>\n\u201cIt\u2019s gonna be harder for people to hit a hole through her [on clay], it\u2019s gonna be much more physically combative.<\/p>\n
\u201cBeing at the academy with Rafa on clay, he\u2019s spent a lot of time with her, so she knows what to do.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019d love to see her in the top 20; she is great for the WTA. We need more stars, we need more names, and we need new people. And she opens up a marketplace, and people just love her.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnywhere around the world where there are people from the Philippines, they\u2019re always talking about her: \u2018What meal can I cook for her? What can I do?\u2019<\/p>\n
\u201cAutomatically, her matches sell out, and for me, she is a huge, huge positive. I\u2019d love to see her, on this surface, crack the top 20 in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n
Following Eala\u2019s 6-0, 6-2 loss to Karolina Muchova in the last 16 in Miami last month, Rusedski assessed that the Filipina\u2019s serve is a shot she must improve.<\/p>\n
\u201cEala is getting into the later stages of tournaments, but once she gets there, she\u2019s getting beaten in pretty one-sided matches,\u201d said Rusedski.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think she needs to improve the serve. The serve, you know, gets you on the front foot from the start and she\u2019s gonna need to get physically stronger.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know, she\u2019s got to get more time in the gym, build up the muscles, get a little bit quicker. Then she\u2019ll start hitting the ball harder.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s still young. Let\u2019s not forget that. She\u2019s still very young and many more years to develop. And I think she\u2019s too good a player not to make it into the top 10.<\/p>\n
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