Alexandra Eala makes history in Miami at the expense of the worst swiatek and is already

• Joan Solsona

Updated 03/26/2025 – 19: 49cet

When Maria Sharapova was suspended in 2016 for her positive in Meldonium she had 35 titles. He would only add one more (Tianjin) on his return to the competition before hanging the racket in 2020. IgA Swiatek was sanctioned at the end of the last campaign to find in its rimetazidine (TMZ) in a surprise test on August 12.

Since then, the results of the Polish to the conclusion of 2024 were: Cincinnati semifinals; US Open rooms and elimination in the WTA Finals group stage.

In this exercise he gave in the penultimate round of the Open of Australia and Doha; and lost in the rooms of Dubai and Miami and the semifinals of Indian Wells. The last three defeats with executioners who do not reach twenty: Mirror Andreeva and Alexandra Eala, this time by 6-2 and 7-5. And another even more revealing fact: his last final was in Roland Garros.

There are many ways to lose and IgA chose the worst. Eala, 19, blushed her again and again with her impudence and shots. Swiatek won the first game and diluted. The intensity and rhythm that before printed to the parties and that took the way to anyone.

The Filipina, guest of the organization, He had the support of Toni Nadal in the stands. “Let’s go Alex“He shouted. And since 2018 he has its training base at Rafa Nadal Academy. That is why it is handled in Spanish and receives the instructions in the language and also in English.

Joan Boschcoach of the revelation of the tournament, he found that his pupil could not play the scenic fear of playing at the Hard Rock Stadium central.

Alex played with a bandage on the thigh of his left leg, But with the extra spark that gave him not having to dispute the eighths for the resignation of Paula Badosa (back).

Swiatek reacted on the second set scoring four games in a row after having yielded the first two. But the fear of losing again to a young woman could more than the desire to win. He took 5-4 to sign the tables on the scoreboard and the five-time ‘Grand Slam’ champion seemed like his rival.

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Eala’s victory makes her overcome the objectives of this season. “We want to finish among the first 100,” said his brand coach. For the moment, has climbed from 140 to 75 position.

Eala has already entered the history books of the Florida Tournament because it is the second Most early left to stand among the four best, only behind Monica Seles (1990 and 1991).

Justine Henin (2010) and Victoria Azarenka (2018) had been the previous two ‘Wild Card’ that had been planted in the semifinals.