True fan: Heat coach Erik Spoelstra gushes over Alex Eala’s Miami Open run

MANILA, Philippines – Consider Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra one of Alex Eala’s biggest fans, and not of the bandwagon kind, either.

Two years removed from first meeting the Filipina tennis sensation at a Miami Heat game, the Fil-Am mentor gushed over Eala’s recent giant-slaying Cinderella run at the 2025 Miami Open, where she beat Grand Slam champions Jelena Ostapenko, Madison Keys, and Iga Swiatek in stunning succession.

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