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Philippines Teen Eala Stuns Swiatek to Make Semi-Final
Hindustan Times Delhi
|March 28, 2025
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, 7-5 in the quarterfinals.
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The 19-year-old left-hander, who received a wild card into the WTA 1000 event, is the only player representing the Philippines on the women's professional tour and entered the tournament ranked 140th.
During her history-making run, Eala reached her first WTA semifinals by beating her third major champion, this time in 1 hour, 37 minutes.
"I'm in complete disbelief right now, I'm on cloud nine," Eala said in her on-court interview. Along the way, she defeated 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko and reigning Australian Open champion Madison Keys, who is ranked No. 5. That was Eala's first win over a top-10 player.
This story is from the March 28, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Delhi.
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