Alex Eala fell short in her bid to become the first Filipina to win a WTA Tour final in a loss to Maya Joint in the Eastbourne Open.

Eala quickly raced to a 3-0 lead before Gracheva took her first game, 3-1. Eala extended her lead to 4-1, but Gracheva fought back, winning four straight games to brab the lead at 5-4, mostly by capitalizing on Eala’s errors. Eala responded by tying it at 5-all, then regained momentum to close out the first set in 57 minutes.

Alex Eala put on a gallant stand but lost steam to bow to Maya Joint of Australia, 4-6, 6-1, 6(10)-7 in their 2025 Eastbourne Open finals showdown on Saturday in the United Kingdom.