This Week in Tennis: Heating up in Miami

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Top Seeds Ousted Early in Miami

Australian Open champion Madison Keys was upset in the third round of the 2025 Miami Open by Alexandra Eala 6-4, 6-2. Eala also upset No. 25 Jelena Ostapenko en route to the round of 16. The 19-year-old became the first Filipino player to beat a Top 10 opponent since the WTA rankings began in 1975.

“I don’t think I’ve had the time to process everything that’s happened,” Eala said, “so I’m taking it step by step and just focusing on what I need to do next. It’s a big thing to take in, and I’m so super proud of what I was able to accomplish, but it definitely fuels me more.

“I know and it's in my mind that I have a next match, but I need to stop, and I need to recognize that what I did today was really amazing.”

Indian Wells and Dubai champion Mirra Andreeva saw her 13-match win streak snapped in the third round, falling to Amanda Anisimova in a three-set thriller 7-6(5), 2-6, 6-3.

No. 7 Elena Rybakina was ousted in the second round by unseeded Ashlyn Krueger 6-4, 2-6, 6-4, while eighth seed Emma Navarro, who won the Akron Open at the beginning of the month, dropped her opening match to Emma Raducanu 7-6(6), 2-6, 7-6(3).

Both ATP finalists from Indian Wells were eliminated early at the Miami Open.

BNP Paribas Open champion Jack Draper went down in the second round 7-6(2), 7-6(3) to Jakub Mensik. Runner-up, No. 11 seed Holger Rune, was unable to keep up his momentum, falling to unseeded Reilly Opelka 4-6, 6-3. 7-6(5) in the second round.

No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz fell in a stunning second-round upset to David Goffin 5-7, 6-4, 6-3. Alcaraz was shut out at the Sunshine Double for the first time since 2021. Eighth-seeded Andrey Rublev was also eliminated in his first Miami matchup, falling to Zizou Bergs in straight sets 7-5, 6-4.

Mboko Makes Waves

Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko had a big week in Miami, earning her first WTA main draw victory with a 7-5, 5-7, 6-3 win over world No. 54 Camila Osorio.

In her second-round match, the 18-year-old gave 10^th seed Paula Badosa all she could handle before falling 7-5, 1-6, 7-6 (3).

Mboko was given a wild-card entry to the Miami Open after starting the ITF season with a 22-match win streak where she did not drop a set. She reached a career-high rank of No. 162 entering Miami and will reach new heights with her promising performance.

Fellow Canadians Felix Auger-Aliassime and Leylah Annie Fernandez were unable to advance past the round of 32. Auger-Aliassime fell to No. 15 Lorenzo Musetti 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, while Fernandez was defeated by Ashlyn Krueger 6-1, 7-5.

Denis Shapovalov is the lone Canadian remaining in the single draw and will face third-seeded Taylor Fritz in his third-round match on Monday.

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