Miami Open: Madison Keys loses against the young Alexandra Eala

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cnn-The Australian Open Sieger Madison Keys suffered a surprising defeat in the Third round of the Miami Open against 19-year-old Filipina Alexandra Eala with 6-4, 6-2.

Alexandra Eala: The rising tennis sensation

The Eala led to 140th place in the world rankings broke Keys' serve six times and thus celebrated another remarkable victory. Eala has already written tennis history in the Philippines by the first player from her country to win over a top 30 player when she defeated the French Open winner from 2017, Jeļena Ostapenko.

success and awards for Eala

With the victory over the world rankings fifth of Keys, Eala has now won the second time in the history of the Philippines a victory over a top 30 player. According to the wta it is also the first Filipina, who has achieved a victory against a top 10 player since the introduction of the rankings in 1975.

Eala reflects on her victory

"I don't think I had the time to process everything that happened. I take it step by step and just concentrate on what I have to do next," Eala told Reporters . "It is a big deal to understand and I am incredibly proud of what I have achieved, but it motivates me even more."

The way to the round of 16

EALA, who has been on the Academy of rafaL" Nadal trained, meets Paula Badosa, which was defeated by Paula Badosa, who defeated the Danish Clara Tauson. Ealas Three victories at this year's Miami Open surpass the success of all other Filipino tennis players in the Open era so far, according to the WTA.

The success of Eala in the junior category

The teenager is considered one of the most hopeful talents in tennis and in 2022 won the title in the singles for the US Open for girls as well as the double titles at the French Open 2021 and the Australian Open 2020.

Mirra Andreeva and her impressive series

In other messages, the 13-game winning streak of mirra Andreeva Amanda Anisimova ended in an exciting match with 7-6 (5), 2-6, 6-3. The 17-year-old Andreeva has been the youngest player since Martina Hingis in 1997, who won WTA 1000 titles one after the other after triumphing in Dubai and Indian Wells.

Novak Djokovic sets new record

Novak Djokovic added another historical performance to his already impressive career by breaking Rafael Nadal's record for most match gains at ATP Masters 1000 tournaments. The 24-time Grand Slam winner secured his 411 victory at these events by defeating Camilo Ugo Carabelli from Argentina with 6-1, 7-6 (1)

"I feel honored, reached another milestone and broken a record," said Djokovic according to ATP. "There is always something at stake, almost every time I play, and that motivates me to cut off well at the tournaments."

The next challenges for Djokovic

Djokovic, who has unsurpassed statistics in Masters 1000 tournaments - with 40 titles, four more than Nadal - and the only player in history is all nine Masters 1000 tournaments, meets the Italian Lorenzo Musetti in the round of 16. His goal is to win an already record-extensive seventh title at Miami Open.