Venus Williams congratulates Alex Eala on historic Wimbledon feat

Tennis icon Venus Williams congratulated former doubles partner Alex Eala after the Filipina advanced to the third round of Wimbledon, becoming the first Filipina to reach that stage of the tournament.

Eala defeated Maya Joint, 3-6, 6-2, 6-0, in the Round of 64 on Thursday.

"Congrats to my other doubles partner Alex Eala for making history," Williams wrote as she reposted Eala's winning moment.

Eala and Williams teamed up at the Bad Homburg Open, where they reached the quarterfinals.

Williams is competing in the Wimbledon women's doubles alongside her sister, Serena Williams.

Eala, meanwhile, will face Iga Swiatek in the third round of the Wimbledon singles tournament.

—JKC, GMA News