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Alexandra Eala Upsets Madison Keys At Miami Open

wendioliveros Sports Editor

Published23 Mar 2025

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Alexandra Eala is the having the tournament of her life. Fresh off her Round of 64 upset of Jelena Ostapenko, Eala scores her biggest career win by defeating 2025 Australian Open champion and World No. 5 Madison Keys in straight sets.

Massive win for 19 year old wild card Alexandra Eala! She beats AO champion and world No.5 Madison Keys 6-4, 6-2 in Miami.

Makes history as the first player from the Philippines to beat a WTA top 30 and top 5.

1st top 5 win.

New career rank: 117.

Faces Paula Badosa in R16. pic.twitter.com/6GDRhZ4ddX

— edgeAI (@edgeAIapp) March 23, 2025

Eala’s left-handed forehand proved to be a huge asset for her today. She also played carefree and fearless. There were some hiccups as the two traded service breaks, and Eala had a medical time-out for a leg issue that proved not to be a factor.

BIGGEST WIN OF HER CAREER! 👏

Alexandra Eala defeats Keys 6-4, 6-2 and will face Badosa in the next round! #MiamiOpen pic.twitter.com/pSkqPoogtN

— wta (@WTA) March 23, 2025

Before the Miami Open, Eala was 140th in the world. Her highest career ranking was 134th in January 2025. Eala is currently 117th after the Keys win.

Eala is a graduate of the Rafael Nadal Academy. Nadal gave a shoutout to Eala on social media after the Ostapenko win so we know he is watching both the Filipina 19-year-old and Hong Kong’s Coleman Wong, the 20-year-old Academy player who upset Ben Shelton on Saturday.

VAMOSSSSS COLEMAN 🤩

It’s the biggest win of the @rnadalacademy player ! Coleman Wong beats Ben Shelton after producing an amazing tennis level today. His dream run keeps going in Miami 🔥 pic.twitter.com/dAwXUiT5oH

— Hippo (@hippo_tenny) March 22, 2025

Alexandra Eala is only the second player to beat Keys in her amazing 2025 run, including wins at Adelaide and the Australian Open. Keys is 18-2 this season.