Iryna Begu advanced to the second round of the WTA 1000 event in Miami after defeating Alexandra Eala of the Philippines following a superb comeback in the second set.

Iryna Begu, victory in the first round of WTA Miami

After an hour and 50 minutes of play, Begu won 6-2, 7-5 against the Filipina, who is ranked 219th in the WTA rankings and has a wild card.

If the first set was at the discretion of our athlete, then in the second set Eala led with a score of 5-1, after several missed serves of Iryna Begu.

The Romanian made an amazing comeback and won six games in a row to advance to the second round.

For qualifying, Begu will receive $30,885 and 35 points in the WTA ranking.

In the second round of Miami, Iryna Begu (34 WTA) will meet the Chinese Qinwen Zheng (23 favorite).

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.