For the first time, Alex Eala will be playing for the title in the WTA Tour. Eala scored a grindout 7-5, 2-6, 6-3 win over Varvara Gracheva of France on Friday to advance to the championship round

Alex Eala advanced past France's Varvara Gracheva with a gritty 7-5, 2-6, 6-3 triumph in the semifinals of the Eastbourne Open on Thursday. This victory marks the second time this year that Eala has bested Gracheva,

In Eastbourne, Joint defeated 2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu in the Round of 16. She then beat Anna Blinkova in the quarterfinals before ousting Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the semis.