Jessica Pegula vs Alexandra Eala Prediction & Picks - WTA Miami

Prediction published on 3/27/25, 8:46 AM  by Lou Aguila | Modified on 3/27/25 at 8:48 AM in Tennis Picks

Alexandra Eala of the Philippines will face Jessica Pegula of the United States on Thursday, trying to take her Cinderella run to the final of the 2025 Miami Open.

has just completed a hattrick of Grand Slam champions she eliminated during this improbable run in Miami. Carrying the hopes of her island country, the Filipina shocked former world’s No.1 Iga Swiatek 6-2 7-5 on Wednesday to earn her first ever stint in the semis of a WTA 1000-level tourney. Eala proved right from the get-go that she belongs in the quarterfinals after breaking Swiatek in the second game of the first set. She ended the match with 8 service breaks against Swiatek, who more than doubled Eala’s unforced errors.

Pegula, the last American woman standing in Key Biscayne, advanced to the semifinal round after outgunning former US Open winner Emma Raducanu in a three-set slugfest 6-4 6-7(3) 6-2. After taking the first set, Pegula found herself in a 1-4 hole against Raducanu in the second set but managed to take the set into a tiebreaker. Pegula lost the second set but her effort to extend the game in that set took the tool on Raducanu, who is visibly gasping for air in the third set. Pegula earned her 11th win in 12 games, but more importantly, she secured her first semis stint at a WTA 1000 event this year.