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    Iva Jovic and Alex Eala are coming to grips with who they played ... and beat ... in the opening round of the doubles at the ASB Classic

    Iva Jovic and Alex Eala are coming to grips with who they played ... and beat ... in the opening round of the doubles at the ASB Classic


    The pair dispatched Venus Williams and Elina Svitolina 7-6, 6-1.

    Williams won the first of her Grand Slam singles and doubles titles before Jovic and Eala were born.

    When asked about facing Williams for the first time, the pair could barely contain their excitement.



    TENNIS COVERAGE WITH EYE INSTITUTE.  DISCOVER A WORLD FREE OF GLASSES AND CONTACTS

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Tennis News
     11 Jan: Elina Svitolina is already labelling her return tennis tournament a success after breezing into today's ASB Classic final
     10 Jan: Tournament director Nicolas Lamperin has been forced to rejig his wildcard offerings after the withdrawal of Stan Wawrinka from the men's ASB Classic
     08 Jan: A statement win from Belgian qualifier Sofia Costoulas at the ASB Classic in Auckland
     07 Jan: Third seed Iva Jovic and Brit Francesca Jones are through to the ASB Classic quarter-finals after the day session on day three
     07 Jan: Disappointment for Kiwi doubles specialist Erin Routliffe at her home WTA Tour event
     06 Jan: Two of the more high profile American players at the ASB Tennis Classic have suffered first round exits
     05 Jan: Youth is out-gunning experience in the first round of doubles at the ASB Tennis Classic in Auckland
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