In a championship showdown between two of the Hologic WTA Tour's brightest young talents, Maya Joint fended off four championship points and outlasted Alexandra Eala to capture the Lexus Eastbourne Open title.

When tennis powers downgraded the storied WTA tournament at Eastbourne, on the south coast of the U.K., fans and business owners in the town feared the consequences. It went from a 500-level event to a 250,

Alex Eala is playing in her maiden WTA Tour final at the Eastbourne Open. Eala takes on Australia's Maya Joint in the final at 8:30 p.m. (Manila time). Emotional Alex Eala tries to