Alex Eala trains with Venus Williams ahead of US Open singles tourney
Filipino tennis player Alex Eala was filmed training with tennis legend Venus Williams ahead of the upcoming US Open. The practice session was highlighted on social media by the US Open official accounts.
Why it matters
High-profile training sessions between rising stars and established legends generate significant interest in the lead-up to major sporting events.
<p><a href="https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/tracking/alexeala/" target="_blank">Alexandra "Alex" Eala</a> continued to put in the work on Wednesday (Thursday, Philippine time) as she trained with former doubles partner Venus Williams ahead of the US Open singles tournament.</p><p>The US Open posted a video of the two during their practice session.</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DchDdIZp5RF/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:16px;"><div style=" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"> </div><div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"><div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"> </div><div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"> </div></div></div><div style="padding: 19% 0;"> </div><div style="display:block; height:50px; margin:0 auto 12px; width:50px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DchDdIZp5RF/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" style=" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;" target="_blank"><svg height="50px" version="1.1"…
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