Alex Eala fell short in her bid to become the first Filipina to win a WTA Tour final in a loss to Maya Joint in the Eastbourne Open.

Watch live coverage of the Eastbourne Open Finals as Alexandra Eala looks to make history by beating Maya Joint to become the first ever Philippines WTA champion and defending champion Taylor fritz takes on Jenson Brooksby in the all-American men's singles final.

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,