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Alex Eala, Venus Williams reunite for Mubadala DC Open doubles
Eala and Williams, quarterfinalists at Bad Homburg last month, team up again via wildcard in Washington. Eala also plays singles after historic Wimbledon run.
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Filipino tennis player Alex Eala will renew her doubles partnership with Venus Williams at the Mubadala DC Open, a WTA 500 event running July 27 to August 2 in Washington, D.C.
The tournament's social media pages announced Friday that the pair received a wildcard entry for the doubles draw.
Eala, 21, and Williams, 46, last played together at the Bad Homburg Open in Germany, where they reached the quarterfinals last month. They beat Alexandra Osborne and Catherine Harrison 6-3, 6-4 in the first round before falling 3-6, 2-6 to Olivia Nicholls and Tereza Mihalikova.
Williams, a seven-time Grand Slam singles champion and 14-time major doubles winner, called Eala her best partner. "The best ride, the best tournament. The best partner!" Williams wrote on Instagram.