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<p>Filipina tennis star Alex Eala is through to her first-ever WTA Tour final and will face world no. 51 Maya Joint of Australia in a high-stakes title clash at the Eastbourne Open.</p><p>This comes after Joint’s win in the semis against Russian and world No. 53 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 7-5, 6-3. </p><p>For Eala, 20, the final marks a breakthrough moment in her young career following an inspired run on the British grass courts.</p><p>But standing across the net will be one of the WTA’s fast-rising names — 19-year-old Maya Joint, who has already claimed her maiden tour-level title earlier this year on clay in the Morocco Open in Rabat, defeating Jaqueline Cristian 6–3, 6–2 in the final.</p><p>Joint, ranked no. 51 in the world, is having a strong 2025 season with a 33–16 win-loss record to date.</p><p>But on grass, she’s played only one tournament on the surface prior to Eastbourne— the Nottingham Open, where she lost in the first round to Belarusian veteran Aliaksandra Sasnovich, 6–3, 4–6, 1–6.</p><p>Despite the early loss, Joint has found her rhythm quickly at Eastbourne, using her powerful baseline game and athletic movement to reach her second WTA final of the year.</p><p>Eala and Joint have never faced each other on the WTA Tour, making the matchup their first face-off. </p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/a5euXXnSYiU??si=FcD3APq2OOxw-AJv&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BE6XZALgSCE??si=KZ1GOB3w091AUfPP&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Filipina tennis star Alex Eala is through to her first-ever WTA Tour final and will face world no. 51 Maya Joint of Australia in a high-stakes title clash at the Eastbourne Open.</p>

Filipina tennis star Alex Eala is through to her first-ever WTA Tour final and will face world no. 51 Maya Joint of Australia in a high-stakes title clash at the Eastbourne Open.

Alex Eala to face Australia’s Maya Joint in first WTA Tour final

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Alex Eala to face Australia’s Maya Joint in first WTA Tour final

Dyan Castillejo,

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Published June 27, 2025 11:32 PM PHT

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Updated June 27, 2025 11:34 PM PHT

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