Alex Eala, hindi man naka-abante sa Finals ng Miami Open, umani pa rin ng papuri at tinawag pang "tough contender" ng nakalabang World No. 4

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Still making "herstory" sa international tennis scene ang pambato ng Pilipinas na si Alex Eala kahit pa hindi naka-abante sa Finals ng 2025 Miami Open! Mismong ang nakalaban niyang World No. 4, aminadong "tough contender" ang Pinay Tennis Superstar!

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00:00Still making her story in the international tennis scene,

00:05the Filipino's youngest, Alex Iyala,

00:08even though he didn't advance in the finals of the 2025 Miami Open.

00:13He was his own opponent in World No. 4.

00:16He admitted to being a tough contender,

00:19the Filipino tennis superstar.

00:21Joseph Moro was playing.

00:23Alex Iyala, a 19-year-old,

00:30made his debut in the semifinal match

00:34of the World No. 4 tennis player, Jessica Pegula,

00:37in the 2025 Miami Open.

00:39The audience enjoyed the viewing of the club

00:42where Alex Iyala played when he was a kid.

00:44The first set of the match was a close one,

00:51but the veteran American player scored a 7-6.

00:54The second set was even more intense

00:57when Alex Iyala fell due to a wrong step.

01:01But after the medical timeout,

01:03Alex Iyala didn't just get up,

01:05he won.

01:06Exquisite.

01:07He can still do it.

01:10I believe in Alex.

01:11And he continued to win the second set.

01:14We're killing the system.

01:19In the score of 6-5.

01:22This is ours!

01:25In the exciting third set,

01:29Alex Iyala gave all of his strength,

01:31but Nelly Ohana Pegula

01:33won the match in the score of 6-3.

01:35He's just ripping the ball,

01:38going for her shots,

01:39and it's tough when you have to kind of stop someone.

01:42It's like stopping the bleeding a little bit,

01:44like you gotta somehow put up an extra fort

01:46to kind of stop what she was bringing today,

01:48and I barely was able to do that.

01:50Pegula will advance to the finals,

01:53where she will face the world number one,

01:55Alex Iyala from Balenca, Belarus.

01:59And there ends Alex Iyala's campaign

02:02to make history in women's tennis.

02:04But that's what he's done in the past matches.

02:06That's history.

02:07But this time,

02:09she just comes a little bit short,

02:10but still not the ball.

02:13There's no doubt,

02:13especially when it comes to the semis,

02:15three high-ranking Grand Slam champions

02:17were named by Iyala.

02:19Yelena Ostapenko,

02:21Madison Keyes,

02:22and the world number two,

02:23Iga Siyantek.

02:25Even though Pegula beat her,

02:27she admitted that she was challenged,

02:28and she called her a tough contender.

02:31Almost the same comments in the tennis world,

02:33not only were noticed,

02:34but Iyala scored.

02:36At least Alex now is in the world stage.

02:41The viral meme that Iyala called

02:44a tough contender in the semis.

02:54And in this step,

02:55where she entered the top four of the Miami Open,

02:58she was able to rise to rank 75

03:01of the Women's Tennis Association

03:02from rank 140.

03:04She was the first Filipino to enter

03:06the top 100 of the WTA.

03:15It was a step forward

03:16for a possible greater success in tennis,

03:19not only for herself,

03:21but for other Filipinos

03:23whom she was able to inspire.

03:32For GMA Integrated News,

03:33Joseph Morong,

03:34for 24 Hours.

03:44For GMA Integrated News,

03:46Joseph Morong,

Alex Eala, hindi man naka-abante sa Finals ng Miami Open, umani pa rin ng papuri at tinawag pang "tough contender" ng nakalabang World No. 4 | 24 Oras

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