News | Tennis
9 Jan 2026 9:42
| outlook hotmail | yahoo mail | gmail | news | weather | finance | shopping | about nzcity | Search |
NZCity News
NZCity CalculatorReturn to NZCity
SEARCH 

  • Start Page
  • Personalise
    •    News
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Shopping
  • Jobs
  • Horoscopes
  • Lotto Results
  • Photo Gallery
  • Site Gallery
  • TVNow
  • Dating
  • SearchNZ
  • NZSearch
  • Crime.co.nz
  • RugbyLeague
  • Make Home
  • About NZCity
  • Contact NZCity
  • Your Privacy
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Join for Free

    •
      Home > News > Sports > Tennis

    19-year-old Alexandra Eala 's giant-killing run has ended in the semifinals at the Miami tennis Open

    19-year-old Alexandra Eala 's giant-killing run has ended in the semifinals at the Miami tennis Open


    The unheralded Filipina has been beaten in three sets by Jessica Pegula , the American triumphing 7-6, 5-7, 6-3.

    Eala had set point in the first set but then suffered back-to-back double faults.

    The wildcard came into the match on the back of threee straight wins over grand slam champions - Madison Keys, Jelena Ostapenko and Iga Swiatek .

    TENNIS COVERAGE WITH EYE INSTITUTE. DISCOVER A WORLD FREE OF GLASSES AND CONTACTS

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Tennis News
     08 Jan: A statement win from Belgian qualifier Sofia Costoulas at the ASB Classic in Auckland
     07 Jan: Third seed Iva Jovic and Brit Francesca Jones are through to the ASB Classic quarter-finals after the day session on day three
     07 Jan: Disappointment for Kiwi doubles specialist Erin Routliffe at her home WTA Tour event
     06 Jan: Iva Jovic and Alex Eala are coming to grips with who they played ... and beat ... in the opening round of the doubles at the ASB Classic
     06 Jan: Two of the more high profile American players at the ASB Tennis Classic have suffered first round exits
     05 Jan: Youth is out-gunning experience in the first round of doubles at the ASB Tennis Classic in Auckland
     05 Jan: Hopes the ASB Tennis Classic will be the first of many strong events on the Auckland calendar
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    Kiwi Ben Robb will be throwing stress-free at the professional darts tour qualifying school in Germany starting overnight More...

    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    Expectations Auckland's housing market will keep heating up this year More...


     Today's News

    		 Environment:
    A deep, magnitude 5.4 earthquake has struck the lower North Island, in south Taranaki 9:27

     Entertainment:
    Marisa Abela finds it difficult to separate emotions from her acting work 9:23

     Environment:
    A sweltering weekend's ahead for many parts of the country - and Fire and Emergency's warning the risk of fires and wildfires is high 9:16

     Health & Safety:
    Expressions of interest close today for a new Primary Care Pathway for medical graduates 8:57

     Business:
    Expectations Auckland's housing market will keep heating up this year 8:57

     Health & Safety:
    Biosecurity teams are ramping up controls in Auckland - after catching a single male Queensland fruit fly in a Mount Roskill surveillance trap on Tuesday 8:57

     Entertainment:
    Jesy Nelson has been told that her twin babies will "never walk" after they received a devastating health diagnosis 8:53

     Entertainment:
    Elle Fanning hopes to have children some day 8:23

     Cricket:
    More news about off-field conduct in the wake of England's comprehensive defeat to Australia in cricket's Ashes series 8:16

     Politics:
    A cyber expert's not impressed with the handling of Manage My Health's massive cyber breach - compromising the data of more than 100-thousand patients 8:06

     News Search




    Power Search

    © 2026 New Zealand City Ltd