Alexandra Eala has insisted she will not allow her rising profile to affect her development, as she revealed who the key people have been in her story so far.

Speaking to Tennis365 at the LTA’s Lexus Birmingham Open grass court tournament that marks the start of the grass court season in England, the 20-year-old from the Philippines, who stunned the tennis world with her run to the semi-finals of the Miami Open told us about her story so far and what she hopes comes next.

Eala beat Australian Open champion Madison Keys and five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek in a Miami run that propelled her into the top 100 of the WTA Rankings for the first time in her career.

Eala then contested another tight three-set match against Swiatek on the clay courts of Madrid, but she admits there is a

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