Alexandra Eala shared a touching message on social media after her fairytale run at the Miami Open officially came to an end. The teenage wildcard had only won two WTA Tour-level matches in her career before this fortnight but she enjoyed a statement breakthrough, beating three Grand Slam champions on her way to the semi-final.

Eala nearly pulled off yet another hard-to-fathom upset in her semis match against Pegula on Thursday night at Hard Rock Stadium.

Australian Open champion Madison Keys suffered a shock 6-4, 6-2 defeat in the third round of the Miami Open to Filipina teenager Alexandra Eala.