Miami Open-Tennis | Philippines teen Eala stuns Swiatek to set up Pegula quarter clash
Alexandra Eala of the Philippines returns a shot against Iga Swiatek of Poland during their matchon Day 9 of the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium on March 26, 2025 in Miami Gardens, Florida. PHOTO: AFP
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Alexandra Eala vs. Iga Swiatek | 2025 Quarterfinal Miami | WTA Match Highlights
Eala moved to Spain at the age of 13 to join Rafael Nadal’s academy in Mallorca and Toni Nadal, the Spaniard’s uncle and former coach, was in her box for the match.
“It meant a lot that he showed up here. It showed the confidence he had in me and the confidence the academy had in me,” she said.
“Just because I won this match or the one before doesn’t make the next one any less tough. If anything it will be more tough, so it will take everything that I have,” said Eala.
Swiatek will look forward to moving on to the clay season after conceding that she had been far from her usual level.
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“I’m sure I wasn’t playing my best game and I felt like my forehand collapsed a little, so it wasn’t comfortable and Alexandra, for sure, used her chances and pushed me, so for sure she deserves to win this match,” she said.
“I don’t want to think about this too long. It’s nice to learn from losses but there are other things ahead and I am happy we are going to play on clay.”
Eala will face Jessica Pegula in Thursday’s semi-final after the American outlasted Britain’s Emma Raducanu to win 6-4, 6-7 (3/7), 6-2.
Raducanu was 5-3 up and serving for the set in the second but was broken and then had a lengthy medical time-out where she appeared to be being treated for over-heating.
She returned and won the tie-break but struggled to regain her momentum in the third set where Pegula broke early and never lost control. The American hit 48 winners in the match.
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“It was tough,” said Pegula, “I played a good first set then she started moving the ball really well and serving good. I just wanted to come out in the third, really, strong and quick and kind of jump on her,” she said.
“I want to make it to that final so bad, so I will give it another shot tomorrow,” she added.
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