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2:55pm, 12 May 2025【More Sports】

The victory of Eala against Keys is considered the biggest shock in the women's application from the beginning of the tournament. Keys has just won the Grand Slam at the beginning of the year and is ranked fifth in the world, higher than Eala to 135 steps on the WTA transcript. Moreover, American tennis players have a dense experience with 98 WTA 1000 wins, compared to just three matches of Eala.

Suddenly occurred early, when representatives of Southeast Asia won four of the first six games. Eala's left hand shots surprised Keys and embarrassed. The stability after Baseline also helps teen talent to prolong the durable balls, thereby wearing 30 -year -old seniors' physical strength. When the score was 4-4, the Philippine player won the last two games to set up to win 6-4. Set two even easier for Eala when she won four games from 2-2 to create the biggest feat from the beginning of her career. After Keys hit himself out in Match-point in the match that American player committed a defeated 51 defect, Eala hugged his head crying and celebrated the victory as if he had just won the championship. "This is the biggest victory I ever had, repaying my efforts and the team for many years ".

EAA is the leading sports talent in the Philippines when the US championship expanded 2022. In the final of that year, she defeated Mirra Andreeva - who had just won two consecutive WTA 1000 titles and is ranked sixth in the world. Eala also won the young couple and reached the Semifinals Roland Garros Young 2020 at the age of 15. Her three wins in Miami this year more than the total number of wins of other Philippine players at the WTA 1000 system.

of the Eala's fighting style reminds viewers of the Asian legend Li Na. Both are about 1m75 tall, the serve is not strong but plays mobility, supple, durable and has the ability to counterattack from the end of the yard. If the skills are improved, Eala can go further, as the way Andreeva has done.

in the fourth round, Eala will confront Paula Badosa-the winner of Clara Tauson 6-3, 7-6 (3). However, this match Badosa was injured and had to call for medical care in the second set. After the battle, the Spanish tennis player also had to ask the racquet to leave the field. If Badosa does not achieve good physical condition, Eala will have a great opportunity in the next match. Wong and Eala are students at the Rafael Nadal Academy for many years.