By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Monday, March 24, 2025
Photo credit: Alexandra Eala Instagram/Rafa Nadal Academy Facebook
Five–time finalist Rafael Nadal never won the Miami Open.
The Rafa Nadal Academy has emerged as a big week one winner at this Miami Open.
Filipina Fighter: Eala Shocks Keys in Miami
Nadal’s students have been busy rewriting history at Hard Rock Stadium.
Nineteen-year-old wild card Alexandra Eala and 20-year-old Coleman Wong, both long-time students of the Rafa Nadal Academy in Mallorca, scored stunning victories over powerful American seeds.
Wild card Eala shocked Australian Open champion Madison Keys 6-4, 6-2 making history as the first Filipino woman to beat a Grand Slam champion in Open Era history at the Miami Open.
The energetic Eala is the first Filipina to defeat a Top 10 player in a seismic and historic victory for Filipino tennis. Eala joins Naomi Osaka and Zheng Qinwen as the third Asian…
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