{"id":34196,"date":"2025-03-28T16:36:57","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T15:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=34196"},"modified":"2025-03-28T16:37:04","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T15:37:04","slug":"jessica-pegula-survives-big-scare-vs-giant-killer-alexandra-eala-to-reach-miami-open-2025-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/jessica-pegula-survives-big-scare-vs-giant-killer-alexandra-eala-to-reach-miami-open-2025-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Jessica Pegula Survives Big Scare vs Giant Killer Alexandra Eala to Reach Miami Open 2025 Final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jessica Pegula ended the dream fortnight of Alexandra Eala in the 2025 Miami Open semifinal, beating her 7-6(3) 5-7 6-3. It was a week that saw the Filipino wildcard make all sorts of headlines. Backed by her home crowd, Pegula booked a spot in her first ever Miami Open final.<\/p><p>Having already withstood a stern challenge from a surging Emma Raducanu, Jessica Pegula had to do the same against Eala. The World No. 140 was on a roll &ndash; <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/madison-keys-knocked-out-of-miami-open-2025-wildcard-alexandra-eala-dream-run-continues\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>beating<\/a> three Grand Slam champions in the form of Jelena Ostapenko, Madison Keys and Iga Swiatek back-to-back. Nonetheless, the 31-year-old made her experience count in the big moments.<\/p><p>Despite a determined fightback and some counter-attacking play that the <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/tennis\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>tennis<\/a> gods will be proud of, the teenager couldn&rsquo;t sustain her game in the deciding set.<\/p><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=\"Jessica Pegula vs. Alexandra Eala | 2025 Semifinal Miami | WTA Match Highlights\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/efazYG5hSAA?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><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jessica Pegula and Alexandra Eala Trade Blows in Opening Two Sets<\/h2><p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s some start,&rdquo; exclaimed the commentator as Alexandra Eala raced off the blocks with an immaculate backhand pass in the very first point. Opting for an aggressive return position, she had her chances in the first set. But Pegula managed to fend off the 19-year-old in an opening set tiebreaker. Eala found the net cord on multiple occasions, handing the initiative to her higher ranked opponent.<\/p><p><strong>READ ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/jessica-pegula-takes-hilarious-dig-at-rival-nfl-team-after-making-3rd-miami-open-semi-final\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Jessica Pegula Takes Hilarious Dig at Rival NFL Team After Making 3rd Miami Open Semi-final<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>A medical timeout for Eala meant that the semifinal bout hung by a thread. However, the Rafa Nadal Academy graduate showed her resilience by capturing the second set 7-5. The two players traded multiple breaks, before Eala found herself going from serving to stay in the set to serving for the set. After Pegula saved a set point, the southpaw from the Philippines tied the match at one set all.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">World No. 4 Pegula Shows Experience in Miami Marathon<\/h2><p>With the clock ticking past midnight, Pegula and Eala were still battling it out in the deciding set. They were exchanging blows, until the American broke serve in the eighth game to take control of the match. Despite Eala&rsquo;s best efforts wherein she saved a match point, Pegula came through this late night marathon in 2 hours and 26 minutes.<\/p><p><strong>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/taylor-fritz-vs-matteo-berrettini-head-to-head-record-preview-predictions-miami-open-2025-qf\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Taylor Fritz vs. Matteo Berrettini Head to Head, Preview and Predictions for Miami Open 2025 Quarter-Final<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>&ldquo;I let her back in the match at 3-1 up [second set] and she just started ripping her balls, going for her shots. You just have to weather the storm with people like that,&rdquo; Pegula spoke after the exhausting battle. &ldquo;She competes really well,&rdquo; the American lauded. Eala, who had only two WTA main draw wins before this tournament, left the court to some rapturous applause.<\/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\">WATCH: The crowd cheers for Alex Eala as she ends her <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> journey to American Jessica Pegula in the semifinal. | &#127909;: WTA\/Facebook<br><br>READ RELATED STORY: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zJkPVoVLn1\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>https:\/\/t.co\/zJkPVoVLn1<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7WCgundsO5\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/7WCgundsO5<\/a><\/p>&mdash; INQUIRER Sports (@INQUIRERSports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/INQUIRERSports\/status\/1905521523391430667?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>March 28, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Jessica Pegula now faces the uphill challenge of facing Aruna Sabalenka &ndash; whom she has beaten only twice in eight attempts. In a rematch of the 2024 US Open final, who will take home the Miami crown?<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka awaits her in the final.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":34200,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4770],"tags":[4996,4952,5058,5068,4946,4950],"class_list":["post-34196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tennis","tag-alexandra-eala","tag-aryna-sabalenka","tag-jessica-pegula","tag-madison-keys","tag-miami-open","tag-wta"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Jessica Pegula Survives Big Scare vs Giant Killer Alexandra Eala to Reach Miami Open 2025 Final - 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