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Alexandra Eala, of the Philippines, reacts after she defeated Iga Swiatek, of Poland, during their women’s quarter-final match at the Miami Open tennis tournament, held at Hard Rock Stadium on ...
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Teenager Alexandra Eala pulled off another upset at the Miami Open on Wednesday when she knocked off five-time Grand Slam champion and second-seeded Iga Swiatek 6-2, 7 ...
The relentless aggression of Eala's returning -- frequently from well inside the baseline -- also paid off. Eala won more second-serve points (50%) than Swiatek won first-serve points (47%). Swiatek ...
Eala, who had played just two matches on the WTA Tour prior to receiving a wildcard into main draw of the Miami Open, will move into the top-100 for the first time.Swiatek had not lost to an ...
WTA Tour grass-court final in Germany, while in the UK, Eala became the first Filipino to reach a WTA Tour final.
READ: Alex Eala stuns Swiatek, advances to Miami Open semis. Much like she did in Miami, Eala pounced on a seemingly out-of-sorts Swiatek to take the opening frame.
READ: Alex Eala stuns Swiatek, advances to Miami Open semis. The Filipina, now ranked 72nd by the WTA, trailed 1-2 in the opening set but broke Tomova to tie the count.
READ: Alex Eala stuns Swiatek, advances to Miami Open semis. Also in the same bracket are No. 5 seed Madison Keys-- whom Eala ousted in the Miami Open third round -- No. 11 Emma Navarro, and No ...
Iga Swiatek is still a long way from mastering the art of grass court tennis but on Tuesday the Pole took what she hopes will ...