Madrid, April 25 -- Iga Swiatek avoided another shock defeat against Filipina teenager Alexandra Eala by fighting back to win their Madrid Open second-round match.
World number two Swiatek, who was stunned by Eala in Miami last month, won 4-6 6-4 6-2 on the Spanish clay.
A sticky start appeared to justify some pre-match talk that Swiatek might have issues dealing with her teenage opponent, the BBC reported.
"I understand that there's hype about these young players, but you have got to be focused on yourself," Swiatek said afterwards.
"Honestly, I didn't realise it, I had better things to think about."
Swiatek lost in the Stuttgart quarter-finals last week and, having received a bye in the Madrid first round, produced some edgy groundst...