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Eala shocks Ostapenko in Miami
Filipina tennis player Alex Eala, ranked world No. 140, secured her first main draw win at the Miami Open by defeating American Katie Volynets, ranked world No. 73, with a score of 6-3, 7-6(3).
The 19-year-old wildcard entrant then stunned Latvia's Jeļena Ostapenko, ranked world No. 25, with a 7-6(2), 7-5 victory to advance to the Round of 32, marking her first win over a top 25 player and a multiple Grand Slam winner.
Eala staged comebacks in both matches, overcoming deficits of 0-4 in the first set against Volynets and against Ostapenko in the first set, and recovering from a significant second-set lead loss against Ostapenko.
Her next opponent will be American fifth seed Madison Keys, the reigning Australian Open champion.
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