Filipina tennis star Alex Eala says ‘the real work starts now’ knowing her success in the Miami Open will bring both new opportunities and challenges.
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00:00Filipina tennis star Alex Ayala says, quote,
00:05the real work starts now.
00:07Knowing her success in the Miami Open
00:09will bring both new opportunities and challenges.
00:12Ayala says in her post, quote,
00:14I recognize that these two weeks have opened the door
00:17to so many opportunities for me.
00:19But along with those opportunities
00:20come a whole new set of obstacles
00:22I will have to navigate through.
00:24Ayala made history as the first Filipino
00:26to reach the semifinals of a WTA 1000 event,
00:29defeating Grand Slam champions Igas Viatek,
00:32Madison Keys, and Yelena Ostampenko.
00:34Although her journey ended in the semifinals
00:36against world number four Jessica Pegula,
00:39Ayala said she leaves Miami beaming with pride and gratitude.
00:43Ranked 140 in the world,
00:44Ayala rose to a career-high number 75,
00:47giving her a chance to enter Grand Slam tournaments directly.
00:50Her 65-spot jump in the world rankings
00:52is the biggest leap of any tennis player in the top 300.