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,

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 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). Alex Eala faces defending champion in Wimbledon main draw debut Alex Eala battles defending champion Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic in her Wimbledon main draw debut on Wednesday in London.