Alexandra Eala defeats defending champion Iga Swiatek to reach Wimbledon fourth round

Alexandra Eala defeated defending Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek 7-6 (11-9), 6-2 in the third round of the women's singles on July 4, 2026. The match took place on Centre Court at the All England Club and lasted two hours and 14 minutes. The first set required 1 hour and 24 minutes and ended in an 11-9 tiebreak.

Eala built a 4-0 lead in the second set and closed out the match with a forehand winner. Filipino fans waved flags during the contest. Eala improved her head-to-head record against Swiatek to 2-1 and her record against top-10 opponents to 7-4.

Swiatek, 25, entered the match as the third seed and world No. 3. Eala, 21, is from the Philippines. Eala will next play 13th seed Jasmine Paolini of Italy, the world No. 17. She said after the match: “I don’t know how to describe it.

I’m into the second week of a Slam and it’s amazing for me.