The organizers of the Miami Open announced the schedule for Tuesday, March 21, in which Iryna Begu will make her debut at the “WTA 1000” competition.

Iryna Begu – Alexandra Eala, in the first round of WTA Miami

Thus, the match between Iryna Begu (34 WTA) and Alexandra Eala (219 WTA) will be the first match of the day at the “Buch Buchholz” arena and will start with 17:00 (Romanian time).

In the absence of Simona Halep (temporarily suspended for doping), Irina is the best player from Romania playing on the WTA circuit.

Oleksandra Iala, who received a Wildcard, trains at the Rafael Nadal Academy and is already a star in her country. The 17-year-old Filipina made her debut even in qualifying for the tournament in Miami (2021) and triumphed last year at the junior tournament at the US Open.

Know:

• The winner of the match between Begu and Eala will win in the second round against China’s Qinwen Zheng (23rd favorite).

• Romania is also represented in the main draw of the competition in Florida by Sorana Kirstea (vs. Fernanda Contreras Gomez, 179 WTA) and Ana Bohdan (vs. Robin Montgomery, 193 WTA).

The Miami Open takes place from March 21 to April 2 on hard, is part of the “WTA 1000” category and has a total prize pool of $8,800,000. There are 96 players in the main draw, and the reigning champion is Iga Svyatek.