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Alex Eala's Miami Open dream run continues
The Philippine Star
|March 28, 2025
Not once, not twice, but thrice in a row for "Alexandra The Great."
Alex Eala sustained her unbelievable run, knocking off a Grand Slam champion for a third straight time with a mind-boggling 6-2, 7-5 triumph over Polish superstar Iga Swiatek to reach the semifinal round of the Miami Open at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida yesterday.
The Filipina giant-slayer added her idol Swiatek, world No. 2 and five-time major winner, to her list of victims after dispatching earlier 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko (world No. 25) of Latvia and 2025 Australian Open winner Madison Keys (No. 5) of the United States.
"I don't know what to say. I'm in complete disbelief right now. I'm on cloud nine," said Eala, speechless and breathless for a moment after Swiatek hit long on match point.
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