Protecting Madrid champion Open Iga Swiatek survived a intimidation of debut to defeat the growing star Alexandra Eala 4-6, 6-2 on Thursday and reach the third round in the Spanish capital.

19-year-old Filipina, who beat Swiatik In straight groups in a shock strike in Miami Open’s semifinal in March, he claimed the first set while fighting the two world number.

Swiatek, who has been down her best so far this season, found her rhythm in the second set and eventually crashed ‘alaaranked 72nd, easily in the third.

“It was not easy to get in the rhythm and the right time and I’m happy I was just patient“Swiatek told the Spanish broadcaster Tve.

“I always like to play here, surely I’m proud of my shows in the past two years“

Eala broke Swiatek in the first match and produced two battles in her first two games of service, saving two resting points in each, as poles hunted for a way out.

The exciting Philippine saved another resting point in the sixth match before breaking Swiatek to love a 5-2 lead in the Madrid sun.

Court expert Clay Swiatek recovered a break, but Eala was able to serve her advantage, capturing her third point when Grand Slam’s five-time sample sent a long time.

Swiatek converted only one of the six resting points located against the elastic Eala, who won both of her.

The young man again broke down in the first match of the second set, but this time Swiatek, who has four open French titles, was able to respond immediately.

When Eala broke up again for a 3-2 lead, Swiatek pursued the lawsuit to return to the service, with the pole that raised its level to the end of the second group.

She broke to love in the 10th match to force a decisive set and went through it, providing vacation in the second and sixth games.

Eala defeated a back rest and escaped a match point while Swiatek overloaded a back but Eventually the reigning champion triumphed while the young man went long.

Christmas will face Czech Linda Noskov in the third round.

In other matches, Anastasia Sevastova Ousted 2017 Winner of French Open and Component Latvian residue 7-6 (2), 6-2. Ostapenko defeated Swiatek in the Stuttgart quarterfinal last week.