Alex Eala faces her biggest opponent so far in her young tennis career after arranging a quarterfinal date with five-time Grand Slam champion and world No. 2 Iga Swiatek at the 2025 Miami Open. In a file photo, Alex Eala and Iga Swiatek share a practice session at the 2021 Miami Open. (Alex Eala...
Alex Eala’s Cinderella run continued at the 2025 Miami Open after shocking reigning Australian Open champion Madison Keys, 6-4, 6-2, to punch a ticket to the fourth round on Sunday, March 23 (early Monday, Philippine time). Alex Eala pulls off another shocking win, this time, against reigning...
Alex Eala slayed a giant in world No. 25 Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia, 7-6 (2), 7-5, on Friday, March 21 (early Saturday, Philippine time) to advance to the third round of the 2025 Miami Open in Florida. Photo from WTA and Miami Open Eala, who entered the tournament as a wildcard with a world ranking...
MIAMI GARDENS, Florida (AP) — Nick Kyrgios won a match for the first time in nearly 2 1/2 years on Wednesday, March 19, at the Miami Open, beating Mackie McDonald, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, while wearing a thick wrap of beige tape on his surgically repaired right wrist that he said was numb after he took...
Alex Eala made heads turn at the 2025 Miami Open after stunning higher-ranked Katie Volynets, 6-3, 7-6 (3), in the opening round on Wednesday, March 19 (early Thursday, Philippine time) in Florida. Alex Eala advances to second round of the Miami Open. (File Photo/Alex Eala Facebook) The 19-year-old...
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Coco Gauff shrugged her right shoulder and chuckled a bit Monday at the notion that she seems to illicit concern from others when she goes through a two- or three-match losing streak — a rough patch in the course of a long season. “Sometimes when I don’t do well,...
Alex Eala seeks to make heads turn when she goes up against American Katie Volynets at the start of the prestigious 2025 Miami Open in Florida this week. The 19-year-old Eala, who was given one of the seven wildcard berths, is bracketed in the lower part of the 128-player main draw that has world...
Philippines’ top tennis player Alex Eala has been given a wildcard in this year’s Miami Open slated on March 16 to 30 in Florida. Alex Eala The 19-year-old Eala, ranked No. 140 in the world, was among the four rising teens that have been awarded wildcard berths in this WTA1000 event. The...
MIAMI (AFP) -- Italy's Jannik Sinner destroyed defending champion Daniil Medvedev, 6-1, 6-2, in just 69 minutes on Friday, March 29, to reach the final of the ATP Miami Open, where he will take on Grigor Dimitrov. Jannik Sinner of Italy hits a shot against Daniil Medvedev during the Men's semifinal...
MIAMI (AFP) -- Danielle Collins is saving the best for last. Having announced in January that she will retire from the sport at the end of this season, the 30-year-old American has reached her first WTA 1000 Series final and will meet Elena Rybakina on Saturday, March 30, for the Miami Open title....
MIAMI (AFP) -- Danielle Collins and Ekaterina Alexandrova will meet in the semifinals of the WTA Miami Open after victories in the last eight on Wednesday, March 27. Danielle Collins of the United States returns a shot to Caroline Garcia of France during her women's singles match during the Miami...
MIAMI (AFP) -- World number three Jannik Sinner will face defending champion Daniil Medvedev in the semifinals of the Miami Open - a rematch of the Australian Open final won by Sinner and last year's Miami title match. Jannik Sinner (AFP) Sinner moved into the last four in emphatic style on...