MANILA, Philippines–Alex Eala acknowledged that her serve remains an area for improvement as she compared her development with the challenges Rafael Nadal experienced during his career. The world No. 18 discussed her game during Maria Sharapova’s “Pretty Tough” podcast, recalling lessons she learned while training at the Rafa Nadal Academy in Mallorca, Spain. READ: Alex Eala tells Sharapova she has ‘capacity to suffer’ as she chases ‘crush’ “And I guess when you look at my game and you compare it to the top players, that is the aspect that would be lacking in comparison to them,” Eala said of her serve. […]...

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