Young Filipino tennis player wins double match over two legends - Video

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Filipino tennis player Alex Eala opened her 2026 season with a thrilling win against two tennis legends on Monday.
Paired with USA singles world No.35 Iva Jović, the duo defeated the seven-time Grand Slam singles champion Venus Williams and former world No. 3 Elina Svitolina at the ASB Classic, according to Olympics.com.
“To start the year with such a moment like this and sharing the court with two pioneers of the sport and pioneers off the court as well—people I looked up to since I was young—I’m so happy to share this moment with you and all of you guys,” Eala told the crowd after her win, Philstar Life reported.
Williams, the 45-year-old American tennis player, held the world’s No. 1 spot in the WTA singles for 11 weeks and doubles for eight weeks. She holds seven single and 14 double Grand Slam crowns and four Olympic gold medals, Philstar Global reported.
Williams’ doubles partner, 31-year-old Ukrainian Svitolina, has a long list of accolades. She holds the current No.13 world ranking and has won 18 WTA Tour singles titles, according to Philstar Life.
The 20-year-old Eala and 18-year-old Jović defeated the pair with a 7-6 (7), 6-1 win on Jan. 5, while opening their women’s double campaign, Rappler reported
The first set was tense and stretched into a tiebreak, ABS-CBN reported. Williams and Svitolina came in hot, grabbing a 5-3 lead, breaking the young pair in the eighth game. But Eala and Jović claimed three of the next four games to force a tiebreaker, according to Rappler.
The young pair managed to save eight set points in the first set before securing the 9-7 tiebreaker, according to ASB Classic.
Eala told ASB Classic that the pair was determined to keep fighting.

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