Alex Eala's Biggest Flaw Uncovered as Tennis Bigwig Reveals What Her Coach Must Fix First

Alex Eala’s three straight professional losses to Iva Jovic continued at the US Open, ending in a 7-5, 3-6, 7-5 defeat at Arthur Ashe Stadium that denied Eala another breakthrough. Despite walking off smiling, the match underlined concerns about Eala’s serve as a recurring vulnerability. Coco Gauff’s former coach Brad Gilbert said Eala is “throwing in” around a 73 mph first serve too often and would need higher pace and fewer “fifth serve” situations to succeed consistently. Jovic won after Eala led 4-2 in the deciding set. Eala struck three aces but had five double faults and posted 53% first-serve in the opening set, with multiple momentum swings.