Overview

• Maya Joint defeated Alexandra Eala 6-4, 1-6, 7-6(12-10) after fending off four championship points in a two-hour, 26-minute final.
• The 19-year-old Australian secured her second career WTA title and became the first player from her country to win the Eastbourne women’s event in its 50-year history.
• During the final-set tiebreak, Joint rallied from a 2-5 deficit to drill a backhand winner for the championship.
• Alexandra Eala’s runner-up finish capped her historic breakthrough as the first Filipina ever to reach a WTA Tour final, leaving her visibly emotional on court.
• Eala will open her Wimbledon campaign on Centre Court against defending champion Barbora Krejcikova in the first round.