Style icon Anna Wintour named a possible heir apparent to Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka as tennis’ reigning fashion queen.
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In an interview at the U.S. Open posted Tuesday, the former Vogue editor-in-chief gave a nod to the two former No. 1 players who “embrace fashion and express themselves with it.”
She then pivoted to an up-and-comer on the scene.
“We have the young Filipino star,” she said, referring to Alex Eala. “You could see, even in such a young star, how interested she is in fashion and how she wants to learn about it and follow it.”
“It’s wonderful how sports and fashion have become this wonderful sort of marriage,” she added.
Eala has been sporting winning ensembles off the court.
She also shows off her couture on Instagram, including a shoot for Vogue Philippines.
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“I do love fashion,” she said previously, per the Manila Times. “And I think as I’m growing older and as I have more events to go to, it’s something that I’ve definitely been tapping into. I’m finding my style.”
The 21-year-old, ranked 18th in the world, recently became the first Filipina to win a WTA singles title.
Ahead of the U.S. Open singles competition, which begins Sunday, ESPN hailed her as a “legitimate contender expected to make noise in New York.”
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