The teenager Alexandra Eala achieved another discomfort at the Miami Open when she knocked out the five-time Grand Slam and Iga Swatek champion of second time, 7-2, 7-5 in the quarterfinals.
The 19 -year -old left -hander, who received a wild card at the WTA 1000 event, is the only Filipino player on the professional tennis tour and entered the 140th place.
During this history race, Eala reached his first semifinals of the WTA by beating his third important champion, this time in 1 hour, 37 minutes.
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Along the way, he defeated the 2017 France Open champion Jelena Ostopenko and the current champion of the Australia Open Madison Keys, who occupies the number 5. That was Eala’s first victory over a Top 10 player.
Alexandra Eala de Filipinas celebrates her victory over IGA Swiatek. Getty
Then Eala won in a Walkover in the fourth round over Paula Badosa, giving him additional rest.
Swiatek broke Eala in the first game of the game, but the teenager broke back. The first two games took 15 minutes to play.
Swiatek reacts to a lost point. Getty
At the adjustment point, Swiatek rapped a right long, finishing the set in 42 minutes and putting Eala a set of the semifinals, where he will face Jessica Pegula from the United States or Emma Raducanu of Great Britain, which Aedt plays on Thursday.
Although Eala represents the Philippines, he has lived the last six years in Mallorca, training at the Rafael Nadal Tennis Academy.
