MANILA, Philippines — Alex Eala of the Philippines clinched a semifinals berth in the Lexus Eastbourne Open on Thursday. Eala defeated Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska in the quarterfinals in two ...

Eala climbed three rungs after entering the main draw of the Eastbourne Open. Eala, who went as high as 69th in the rankings, is scheduled to face world No. 61 Lucia Bronzetti of Italy in the ...

But this was all just a prelude to a dramatic third set, which saw both players go on miniature game-winning streaks. Eala took the first lead, winning her sixth game in a row to move ahead 2-0.

Joint, who was born in the U.S. but represents Australia, planned to play college tennis in Texas, but turned professional shortly after earning her first WTA Tour win at the 2024 U.S. Open. Eala ...

On the same day as Świątek’s success, Eala, 20, became the first Filipino to reach a WTA Tour final, beating Varvara Gracheva 7-5, 2-6, 6-3 at Eastbourne in the UK.