- Alex Eala looks to add to her historic 2025 Miami Open run as she takes on world No.4 Jessica Pegula in the semifinal on March 28, 8:30 am (Philippine time).
- The Filipino tennis ace is the first from the country to reach the semifinals of a WTA 1000 tournament after she beat three Grand Slam champions.
2025 Miami Open wildcard Alex Eala of the Philippines takes on world No.4 Jessica Pegula in the semifinals. –ART / MARLO CUETO
Inquirer Sports will be providing up-to-date news on the Alex Eala through its website, and social accounts on X (Formerly Twitter) and Facebook.
In the Philippines, it will be shown on A2Z Channel, Kapamilya Channel, and ABS-CBN News Channel and Premier Sports 2 channel 273 on Cignal.
The match will also air on BlastTV app.
Alex Eala of the Philippines reacts at match point after defeating Iga Swiatek of Poland on Day 9 of the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium on March 26, 2025 in Miami Gardens, Florida. Al Bello/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by AL BELLO / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
MANILA, Philippines — Alex Eala is expected to enter the Top 100 of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) World Rankings as she continues to turn heads in the 2025 Miami Open.
Eala, currently World No.140, took down three Grand Slam champions to barge into the semifinal of the Miami Open.
And the latest giant she slayed was World No. 2 and five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek with the 19-year-old Filipino pulling off a massive 6-2, 7-5 upset to advance to the Final Four on Thursday (Manila time).
Jessica Pegula (left) advances to the 2025 Miami Open semifinal against Philippines’ Alex Eala after ousting Emma Raducanu. –Imagn Images/Getty Images vis REUTERS
MIAMI GARDENS, Florida — Jessica Pegula stopped the string of upsets at the Miami Open by ending the stalwart run of Britain’s unseeded Emma Raducanu on Wednesday night.
The fourth-seeded Pegula won 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-2 in a two hour, 25 minute battle, to move into her third Miami Open women’s semifinal in four years. Pegula, the last American in the field, faces the teenage wild card from the Philippines, Alex Eala, on Thursday.
Pegula’s match ended at 11:23 p.m. and forced the postponement of the men’s quarterfinal between Novak Djokovic and Sebastian Korda until Thursday.
Alex Eala of the Philippines reacts at match point after defeating Iga Swiatek of Poland in the quaretfinals of the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium on March 26, 2025. Al Bello/Getty Images/AFP
If tennis broadcasters were hoping for emotional scenes of tears from teenager Alex Eala after she secured one of the biggest upsets of the WTA season they were left disappointed.
But the final point, as she broke the serve of world number two Iga Swiatek, for the eighth time, revealed much more about the Filipina than any waterworks would have.
MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA – MARCH 26: Iga Swiatek of Poland meets Alexandra Eala of the Philippines after losing to her on Day 9 of the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium on March 26, 2025 in Miami Gardens, Florida. Al Bello/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by AL BELLO / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
MANILA, Philippines — Alex Eala’s dream run in the 2025 Miami Open continues, slaying one champion after another.
And in the biggest match of her young career, Eala was unfazed against World No.2 and five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek to pull off another big win, 6-2, 7-5, and advance to the semifinal on Thursday (Manila time).
According to the Women’s Tennis Association, Eala has tied the best result achieved by a wild card in the Miami Open since the tournament’s inception in 1985.
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