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19-year-old Alexandra Eala has become the talk of world tennis, after her third straight win over a major champion at the Miami Open

19-year-old Alexandra Eala has become the talk of world tennis, after her third straight win over a major champion at the Miami Open

27 March 2025

Eala has added the scalp of five-time major winner Iga Swiatek to Australian Open champion Madison Keys and 2017 French Open winner Jelena Ostapenko .

She had just two WTA wins before this event, where she is now into the final four.

She will face Emma Raducanu or Jessica Pegula in the semis.

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01 Jun: Top men's seed Jannik Sinner, third seed Alexander Zverev, New Zealand-raised Brit Cam Norrie, Jack Draper , Andrey Rublev and Alexander Bublik have all advanced to the last 16 of the French tennis Open

31 May: Defending champion Iga Swiatek has powered into the last 16 of the French tennis Open with a straight sets win over Romania's Jaqueline Cristian

31 May: The three most fancied players for the women's title have all advanced in straight sets to reach the last 16 of the French tennis Open

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