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Alexandra Eala of the Philippines returns a shot against Madison Keys of the United States during their match on day 6 at Hard Rock Stadium on March 23, 2025 in Miami Gardens, Florida.  Rich Storry, Getty Images/AFP 

MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA - MARCH 23: Alexandra Eala of the Philippines returns a shot against Madison Keys of the United States during their match on day 6 at Hard Rock Stadium on March 23, 2025 in Miami Gardens, Florida.   Rich Storry/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Rich Storry / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

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Miami Open Presented by Itau 2025 - Day 6

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1744007754303AFP__20250323__2206554540__v1__HighRes__MiamiOpenPresentedByItau2025Day6.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Alexandra Eala of the Philippines returns a shot against Madison Keys of the United States during their match on day 6 at Hard Rock Stadium on March 23, 2025 in Miami Gardens, Florida.  Rich Storry, Getty Images/AFP "/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Alexandra Eala of the Philippines returns a shot against Madison Keys of the United States during their match on day 6 at Hard Rock Stadium on March 23, 2025 in Miami Gardens, Florida.  <em>Rich Storry, Getty Images/AFP </em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA -- Filipina tennis star Alex Eala has moved two places in the WTA rankings from No. 75 to No. 73, according to the latest update on Monday.</p><p>Eala&#x27;s two point climb resulted from the player movements above her.</p><p>The 19-year-old is now set to continue her journey in the clay season, where she hopes to build upon her historic run to the semifinals of the 2025 Miami Open.</p><p>In an Instagram story, Eala shared her jam-packed tournament schedule that starts on April 14 with the Oeiras Ladies Open in Portugal, a WTA125 event.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/othersports/2025/3/30/tennis-the-real-work-starts-now-alex-eala-says-after-historic-miami-open-run-1046">READ: ‘The real work starts now,’ Alex Eala says after historic Miami Open run</a></div><p>This will be followed by the Madrid Open on April 22, which is another WTA1000 tournament like the Miami Open. From there, Eala will see action in another WTA125 event, the Catalonia Open in Vic, Spain.</p><p>Her run will continue on May 6 with a WTA 1000 event in Rome, followed by the Parma Ladies Open, a WTA125 tournament, in Parma, Italy on May 12.</p><p>In an interview on &quot;Power and Play&quot; hosted by her uncle Noli Eala on Saturday, she shared that some of her tournaments were not originally scheduled prior to her WTA debut but did not cause drastic change in her plans nonetheless. </p><p>&quot;In the end, I still have the same work ethic, I&#x27;m putting in the same hours—just with more results on my back,&quot; Eala said. </p><p>In the Miami Open, Eala pulled off upsets over three Grand Slam champions Iga Swiatek, Madison Keys, and Jelena Ostapenko, but fell short to world No. 4 Jessica Pegula in the semifinals.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gdmLvo4R79c?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k7inC0lCOI?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

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Tennis: Alex Eala now at No. 73 in WTA rankings

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Alexandrea Mecky Buenafe

Published April 07, 2025 03:30 PM PHT

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