{"id":32030,"date":"2025-03-22T18:16:09","date_gmt":"2025-03-22T17:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=32030"},"modified":"2025-03-22T18:16:16","modified_gmt":"2025-03-22T17:16:16","slug":"miami-open-2025-filipino-alexandra-eala-makes-history-with-jelena-ostapenko-upset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/miami-open-2025-filipino-alexandra-eala-makes-history-with-jelena-ostapenko-upset\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami Open 2025: Filipino Alexandra Eala Makes History With Jelena Ostapenko Upset"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>25th seed Jelena Ostapenko was sent packing from the 2025 Miami Open on Friday, as 19-year-old Filipino Alexandra Eala had her big moment. The wild card followed up her first Miami Open main draw win by defeating the former French Open champion 7-6(2) 7-5 in a thrilling encounter.<\/p><p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/tennis\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>match<\/a> that saw many twists and turns, Eala managed to hold her nerve and force the errors out of Ostapenko to beat her. She trains at the Rafa Nadal Academy in Mallorca, and was evidently in tears after the historic success. The win means that Eala will now face reigning Australian Open champion Madison Keys in the <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wta-miami-open-2025-schedule-draws-prize-money-and-more\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Round of 32<\/a>.<\/p><p><strong>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/2025-miami-open-upset-david-goffin-beats-carlos-alcaraz-in-miami\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>2025 Miami Open Upset Alert- David Goffin takes down Goliath Carlos Alcaraz in Miami!<\/a><\/strong><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alexandra Eala Shatters Records in Big Win Over Ostapenko<\/h2><p>One of the biggest things to take pride in for Alexandra Eala, is the fact that she is the only outright player from the Philippines on the professional circuit at the moment. No other man or woman from her country currently ranks within the Top-1000 of the ATP or WTA. As a result, she became the first athlete from the Philippines to notch a Top-30 victory since the WTA Rankings were first published.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">what a win! &#127477;&#127469;<br><br>Alexandra Eala defeats Ostapenko 7-6(2), 7-5!<br><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MiamiOpen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#MiamiOpen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IGMbkm9mYP\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/IGMbkm9mYP<\/a><\/p>&mdash; wta (@WTA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WTA\/status\/1903154788713251272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>March 21, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>It was a great day for tennis at the end of the day &ndash; and the touching moment between the two great players at the net proved that. The southpaw turned pro in 2020, and is yet to make her Grand Slam main draw debut. Yet, the 2022 US Open juniors champion is ready to scale greater heights &ndash; and it starts now. Eala made 73% of her first serves and also saved 73% of the break points she faced &ndash; a testament to her grit and resolve.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eala Ecstatic After Miami Open R64 Triumph<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"INTERVIEW: Alex Eala reflects on upset vs. Jelena Ostapenko | ABS CBN News\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qFPy-VzY4co?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>As the teary-eyed teenager stood in disbelief after match point, it was a picture perfect moment. Speaking after the match, Eala gathered her thoughts on the magnitude of the moment. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m super overwhelmed right now, still trying to process everything,&rdquo; she exclaimed. &ldquo;This win means so much to me. I&rsquo;ve been working so hard, and now it just leaves me wanting more.&rdquo;<\/p><p>Born in Quezon City, Philippines, Eala has been a student of the Rafa Nadal Academy since she was aged 12. Her mother is in fact a former Southeast Asian Games bronze medalist in swimming. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m probably going to rest and take my time to get ready for the next one,&rdquo; she stated as she prepares for the Keys challenge.<\/p><p><strong>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/novak-djokovic-miami-open-wins-how-many-miami-masters-titles-does-novak-djokovic-have\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Novak Djokovic Miami Open Wins: How Many Miami Masters Titles Does Novak Djokovic Have?<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>The Miami Open final will take place on Saturday, 29 March at the Hard Rock Stadium.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>19-year-old Rafa Nadal Academy trainee shines in Miami Gardens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":32033,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4770],"tags":[4996,4995,4946,4950],"class_list":["post-32030","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tennis","tag-alexandra-eala","tag-jelena-ostapenko","tag-miami-open","tag-wta"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - 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