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Alex Eala and Venus Williams

Reyma Deveza

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<p>Fresh off winning her first WTA singles title, Filipina tennis star Alex Eala said she is excited to reunite with tennis legend Venus Williams in doubles at the National Bank Open in Toronto.</p><p>Eala and Williams received the tournament&#x27;s final main-draw doubles wild card and will open their campaign against Japan&#x27;s Miyu Kato and Russia&#x27;s Liudmila Samsonova during Thursday&#x27;s Centre Court night session.</p><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1785899274511Alex2.JPG" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/></div><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-2" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DboPMw3pPPg/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=594&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A12399621.600000024%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1139" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-2" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Speaking at a pre-tournament news conference, Eala said she is looking forward to reuniting with Williams in doubles.</p><p>&quot;I&#x27;m really, really excited to be playing doubles with her again,&quot; Eala said. &quot;Every opportunity I get to share the court with her is super cherished... She&#x27;s got the great mentality, and there&#x27;s so much I can learn from her.&quot;</p><p>She added: &quot;So really excited to be doing that in a different setting, I think it will be very fun. And, you know, I think with the Filipino community and, of course, the amazing fans that she has, I think it will be a great atmosphere.&quot;</p><p>Eala and Williams were originally slated to play doubles together at the Mubadala DC Open, but the Filipina opted to focus on her singles campaign. Williams instead teamed up with Diana Shnaider.</p>

<p>Alex Eala and Venus Williams will reunite in doubles at the National Bank Open in Toronto after receiving the tournament's final main-draw wild card, with the Filipina saying she is excited to share the court again with the seven-time Grand Slam singles champion.</p>

Alex Eala and Venus Williams will reunite in doubles at the National Bank Open in Toronto after receiving the tournament's final main-draw wild card, with the Filipina saying she is excited to share the court again with the seven-time Grand Slam singles champion.

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Alex Eala excited to team up again with Venus Williams in Toronto

Reyma Deveza,

ABS-CBN News

Published August 05, 2026 12:20 PM PHT

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