Alex Eala, Venus Williams receive Canadian Open doubles wild card

<p><a href="https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/tracking/alexeala/" target="_blank">Alexandra "Alex" Eala</a> will once again team up with tennis legend Venus Williams after the pair received a wild card entry into the doubles draw of the Canadian Open (National Bank Open).</p><p>The tournament announced the wild card recipients on Tuesday (Wednesday, Philippine time), with Eala and Williams set to begin their campaign on Thursday night (local time).</p><iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="698" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fnbotoronto%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0wJfjqyrhUYvZECFZhsJ4vnsWuHxCiAHA1nftZcq9pkqh3yqh8chcFBUAWkDV1irfl&show_text=true&width=500" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" width="500"></iframe><p>They will face the tandem of Miyu Kato and Liudmila Samsonova in the opening round.</p><p>Eala and Williams previously partnered at the Bad Homburg Open, where they <a href="https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/othersports/992698/alex-eala-venus-williams-exit-bad-homburg-open-doubles-after-quarterfinal-loss-to-mihalikova-nicholls/story/" target="_blank">reached the quarterfinals.</a></p><p>The two were also <a href="https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/othersports/995292/alex-eala-venus-williams-reunite-for-washington-dc-open-doubles/story/" target="_blank">expected to play together</a> at the recent DC Open, but <a href="https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/othersports/996158/alex-eala-draws-zheng-qinwen-in-dc-open-first-round-singles-will-not-compete-in-doubles/story/" target="_blank">Williams instead teamed up with Diana Shnaider.</a></p><p>Eala will also compete in the singles event of the Canadian Open.