Alex Eala at the 2025 Miami Open

Published March 26, 2025 2:02pm
Updated March 28, 2025 2:21pm

Mar 23, 2025; Miami, FL, USA; Alex Eala (PHI) reacts after winning a point against Madison Keys on day six of the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium. (Photo: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images/REUTERS)

Filipina tennis ace Alex Eala's dream run in the 2025 Miami Open has come to an end.

The Miami Open is part of the WTA1000 events of the WTA tour held in the Miami Gardens in Florida.

Eala, WTA ranked 140, has been defeating higher-ranked players, including Grand Slam champions, en route to the semis.

Here are Eala's matches at the Miami Open:

Round of 128 | Eala def. Katie Volynets (USA), 6-3, 7-6(3)
- Volynets is ranked 43 by the WTA. She has reached the Round of 32 in the 2023 Australian Open.
Round of 64 | Eala def. Jelena Ostapenko (Latvia), 7-6(2), 7-5
- Ranked 25th, Ostapenko won the 2017 French Open.
Round of 32 | Eala def. Madison Keys (USA), 6-4, 6-2
- Keys is the reigning Australian Open champion and is ranked 5th by the WTA.
Round of 16 | Eala advanced to the next round due to walkover
- Eala was supposed to play world no. 11 Paula Bedosa of Spain. However, the latter withdrew due to injury.
Quarterfinals | Eala def. Iga Swiatek (Poland) | 6-2, 7-5
- Iga Swiatek, ranked no. 2 behind Aryna Sabalenka, is formerly the top-ranked player in the world. She has four French Open titles (2020, 2022, 2023, 2024) and one US Open title (2022).
Semifinals | Eala vs. Jessica Pegula | 7-6(3), 5-7, 6-3
- Jessica Pegula is the world no. 4 in women's tennis and has reached the finals of the 2024 US Open.