MIAMI GARDENS, Florida (AP) — Jannik Sinner rolled to a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Jiri Lehecka to capture the Miami Open title and complete the “Sunshine Double’’ on Sunday, March 30, a day after Aryna Sabalenka accomplished the same feat in a win over Coco Gauff. The last male player to...
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka beat Coco Gauff in the Miami Open women’s singles final 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 on Saturday, March 28. The world No. 1 overpowered fourth-ranked Gauff in the first and third sets with sizzling groundstroke winners and became the first player to accomplish the...
MIAMI GARDENS, Florida (AP) — Jannik Sinner sat out the Miami Open a year ago as he served a three-month suspension after testing positive for a banned substance. Now the 24-year-old Italian is on the verge of winning his second Miami Open title in three years and becoming the first male to win...
Is Alex Eala facing a significant “Czech predicament” on the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Tour? This, after the 20-year-old Filipina ace fell against another Czech player in world No. 14 Karolina Muchova , 0-6, 2-6, in the Round of 16 of the Miami Open on Tuesday, March 24 (Philippine...
Alex Eala is projected to slip outside Top 40 in the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings following her fourth-round exit at the Miami Open. Ranked No. 29 entering the WTA1000 event, Eala has dropped to No. 45 in the live WTA rankings as of Tuesday, March 24 -- a position that could still...
Time is gold, perhaps even more precious. Alex Eala knew this well as she puts premium on time management amid her steady rise in professional tennis. And with the wave of support, she is receiving from Filipino fans wherever she competes, the 20-year-old sensation emphasized the importance of...
Nearly three years after their first meeting, Filipina tennis ace Alex Eala reunited with Fil-American Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra as she ramps up her campaign for the 2026 Miami Open in Florida. Eala, 20, made the most of a brief respite, returning to the Kaseya Center whe she caught up...
Alexandra "Alex" Eala Senator Joel Villanueva has filed a resolution to congratulate and commend tennis sensation Alexandra "Alex" Eala for her phenomenal run at the recent 2025 Miami Open, which has elevated her ranking to historic heights....
MIAMI GARDENS, Florida (AP) — Novak Djokovic faced a series of obstacles Sunday, March 30, in the Miami Open final: a delay of more than 5 1/2 hours before the match, an eye infection and a slippery court due to high levels of humidity following the rain. Jakub Mensik, of Czech Republic, holds...
The dream to achieve bigger things doesn’t stop for Alex Eala following her sensational run at the 2025 Miami Open this week. Still on a high from her breakthrough semifinal appearance at a Women’s Tennis Association (WTA1000) tournament, an event rated just one rung below the Grand Slam, the...
The clock might have struck midnight on Alex Eala’s improbable run in the Miami Open but what she has achieved certainly suggests that she is only at the beginning of what could be a meteoric rise not only for her but also for Philippine tennis. Eala, the 19-year-old tennis sensation, has reached...
Her fairy tale run at the 2025 Miami Open may have ended, but the dream to achieve more continues for 19-year-ol Filipina tennis sensation Alex Eala. In fact, world No. 4 Jessica Pegula -- the same opponent that beat her in the semifinals of the said Women’s Tennis Association (WTA1000) event --...
