Alex Eala’s US Open mixed doubles campaign came to an end on Tuesday afternoon.
The Filipina sensation, now ranked inside the WTA top 20 for singles, teamed up with Canadian ATP star Felix Auger-Aliassime for the revamped New York event.
Gael Monfils and Elina Svitolina ended Eala and Auger-Aliassime’s dreams of Grand Slam glory, triumphing 4-1, 4-1 in the opening round.
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After losing on Tuesday, Eala’s attention will shift to the women’s singles event.
Ahead of the competition, which will begin on August 30, Eala has scheduled a practice session with tennis legend Venus Williams.
When will Alex Eala and Venus Williams practice at the US Open?
Eala is scheduled to step into the Arthur Ashe Stadium alongside Venus Williams – a seven-time major singles champion – from 11 am Eastern Time on Wednesday.
Their session is set to last for one hour; Naomi Osaka and Liudmila Samsonova will begin their practice session on Arthur Ashe at 12 pm ET.
Eala and Venus have developed a strong bond in recent months.
The pair have played doubles together twice since June: at the Bad Homburg Open and the Canadian Open.
Eala and Venus reached the quarter-finals in Germany and were knocked out in the first round in Toronto.
Alex Eala and Venus Williams’ doubles matches
- Bad Homburg Open round one: Alexandra Eala and Venus Williams defeated Alexandra Osborne and Catherine Harrison, 6-3, 6-4.
- Bad Homburg Open quarter-finals: Second seeds Olivia Nicholls and Tereza Mihalikova defeated Alexandra Eala and Venus Williams, 6-3, 6-2.
- Canadian Open round one: Liudmila Samsonova and Miyu Kato defeated Alexandra Eala and Venus Williams, 6-4, 6-3.
Later in the day, Eala is scheduled to train with American player Peyton Stearns.
Eala and Stearns are set to practice together for 90 minutes, from 1:30 pm to 3 pm.
Venus Williams on ‘incredible’ Alex Eala
Venus offered her thoughts on Eala as a player and a person after competing alongside each other at the Canadian Open earlier this month.
“She’s just incredible. Besides the fact of her tennis, she’s an incredible person, well-spoken, and just an impressive young lady. So I like being around those kinds of things. I think we both lift each other up,” Williams said of Eala, as per the inquirer.net.
How high do you think Alexandra Eala’s ceiling is?
“We had the best time playing. We almost played in DC, then we had an amazing chance to play here,”
“I think we played really well. We just fell a little bit short.
“But we were in there in all those games on those deciding points, and just didn’t have the luck today.”
