
ALEX Eala made history as the first Filipino to reach a World Tennis Association (WTA) Tour level finals after defeating Varvara Gracheva of France, 7-5, 2-6, 6-3, at the Lexus Eastbourne Open semifinals on Saturday, June 28, 2025 (PH time).
The Filipino tennis star is set to face Australian Maya Joint, who came off a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, in the finals on Sunday, June 29.
The world No. 74 Eala faces an acid test against No. 51 Joint, who is aiming for a second career title following her Morocco Open clay court win last May. / RSC