Alexandra Eala Stordita Iga Swiatek to make history for the Philippines in Miami Open
Alexandra Eala amazed by the world n. 2 Iga Swiatek To reach the Miami Open Semifinals and make history for tennis in the Philippines. The teenage Jolly defeated a 6-2 7-5 swiattek obsolet and now the fourth seed Jessica Peguula or Great Britain will play Emma Raducanu For a place in the final.
The world n. 140 Eala broke further land in Miami becoming the first player from the Philippines to reach a WTA 1000 semifinal. The Jolly has now beaten three champions of the Grand Slam on his way to the Final Four; Having already beaten the Australian champion Open Madison Keys and the 2020 French open champion Jelena Ostapenko, Eala did not beat the eyelids while eliminating the five -time winner of the Grand Slam Swiatek in consecutive sets.
The nineteen year old, who won the title of Us Open Girls in 2022, graduated from Rafael Nadal’s Tennis Academy in Majorca, moving there from the Philippines when he was only 13 years old. It is coached by Nadal’s uncle, Toni Nadal, and is also on the left, like the winner of the Grand Slam in Spanish.
Eala, who had played only two games on the WTA tour before receiving a joker in the main draw of the Miami Open, will move for the first time to the top 100 for the first time. Swiatek had not lost an opponent outside the top 100 in four years.
“I don’t know what to say!” Eala said in her interview on the field. “At this moment they are in total disbelief. They are on Cloud Nine. Thanks to all those who came to watch and thanks to all those who are looking home.
“It is so surreal. I am so happy and so lucky to compete against such a player on such a stage. My coach told me to run, to go for each ball, to seize every opportunity you can, because a champion of the Grand Slam will not give you the victory. This is forever in my heart.”
The defeat continues a difficult race for the former World n. 1 Swiattek, who was playing under greater security protection After being abused verbally by a man During a test session in Miami on Saturday. A statement by Swiatek’s team said that the man also sent the five times winner of the Grand Slam that harass the online messages.
The Polish player, who is unanswered in 2025, went on Instagram following his semifinal defeat in Indian wells at the beginning of this month to criticize “unhealthy standards” and “constant judgment”, stating that the last few months had been “extremely demanding” following his suspension of a month for a violation of doping.
