Alexandra Eala’s dream run in 2026 continued with a stunning victory against Laura Siegemund in Miami.
Eala battled back from a set down to beat Siegemund and confirm her place in the third round of the Masters event.
The Filipina star will now surprisingly play Magda Linette, who stunned Iga Swiatek to secure her place in the competition.
Eala has been on a memorable run in 2026 and she marked a career first by defeating Siegemund in Miami.
Alexandra Eala hits career first at the Miami Open
Eala and Siegemund battled it out for three hours and 20 minutes in a match with significant ebb and flow.
According to OptaAce, the lengthy Miami Open clash is now officially the longest match of Eala’s career to date.
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Eala has made lengthy battles a calling card over the past year, since her breakout tournament at the 2025 Miami Open.
In 2026 already, Eala has played out five three-set matches and she has impressively won all but one of them.
Eala’s only deciding set defeat in 2026 came against Alycia Parks as she crashed out of the first round of the Australian Open.
Alexandra Eala’s head-to-head record with Magda Linette
Eala will be glad to be playing Linette rather than Swiatek, but she will still need to turn around a negative head-to-head to continue her journey in Miami.
The Filipina has played Linette three times on the WTA Tour and suffered two defeats to the world number 56.
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Linette has beaten Eala at the Abu Dhabi Open in 2024 and in Nottingham in 2025, which was their first two meetings.
A silver lining for Eala is, she won their last match, which came at the ASB Classic at the beginning of the 2026 season.
Eala beat the Pole in straight sets to confirm her place in the semi-finals of the Auckland tournament.
