Iga Swiatek says she has grown accustomed to the high pressure of expectations she shoulders each clay-court season and that she is “grateful” for the public’s “high hopes” for her. READ: Alex Eala braces for rematch vs ‘spectacular’ Iga Swiatek at Madrid Open The world number two is the most successful clay-court player of her generation and has won the French Open four times.

Eala, WTA no. 72, will face five-time Grand Slam champion Swiatek in the tournament's Round of 64 on Thursday night. The two players faced off just weeks ago in the Miami Open where Eala pulled off an upset against Swiatek in the quarterfinals of the said tourney.

The quarter-final victory over Iga Swiatek saw the 19-year-old Alexandra Eala equal the best result achieved by a wildcard at the Miami Open, having previously won just two WTA matches prior to the to