Joint wins Eastbourne Open

Final day in Eastbourne.

2025 Lexus Eastbourne Open, a WTA 250 tournament, on Grass Outdoor, Eastbourne, United Kingdom, 23-28 June 2025.

Defending champion:

Daria Kasatkina (6) who defeated Leylah Fernandez 6-3 6-4

Final:

Maya Joint (Australia) v qualifier Alexandra Eala (Phillipines)

First meeting between the players at WTA Tour level.

First WTA Tour final for Eala

Joint broke serve in game two of set one.

She led 2-0.

Consolidated for 3-0.

Eala served at 2-5 to stay in the set.

She held.

Joint served for the set but was broken.

She still led 5-4.

Eala served at 4-5, again to stay in the set.

Joint broke and took the set 6-4.

Eala broke serve in games one and five of set two.

She led 4-1, then consolidated.

Joint served at 1-5 to stay in the set.

Eala broke again and took the set 6-1.

Exchange of service breaks occurred in games two and three of the decider.

Eala led,2-1.

Joint broke in game five to lead 3-2,

Eala broke back in game eight, levelling at 4-4.

Joint served at 4-5 to stay in the match.

She held for 5-5.

Joint served at,5-6, again to,stay in the match.

She held, forcing a tie break. 

Joint saved four match points in the tie break, and with her second match point, clinched the win.

6-4 1-6 7-6(10).

Title number two, following the Morocco Open in May.