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Taylor Fritz Eyes Fourth Eastbourne Title In Final vs Brooksby; Eala Makes History

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Taylor Fritz Eyes Fourth Eastbourne Title In Final vs Brooksby; Eala Makes History

Last Updated: Top seed Taylor Fritz will face Jenson Brooksby in the Eastbourne Open final. Alexandra Eala made history as the first Filipino to reach a WTA Tour final. Top seed Taylor Fritz remains on track for a fourth Eastbourne Open title in six years after advancing to the final, where he will face fellow American and lucky loser Jenson Brooksby on Saturday. Fritz overcame a second-set dip to defeat Spanish sixth seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, moving a step closer to securing his second grass-court title of the season following his triumph in Stuttgart earlier this month. While the world No. 5 was widely expected to make the final, Brooksby's journey has been nothing short of remarkable. The 24-year-old entered the tournament as a lucky loser after falling in straight sets to Aleksandar Vukic in qualifying. On Friday, Brooksby stunned French fourth seed Ugo Humbert 6-7 (7/9), 6-4, 6-4 to become the first lucky loser in tournament history to reach the final. 'I think it's a lot less pressure when you don't expect to be in the main draw and get the opportunity," said Brooksby, currently ranked 149th in the world. 'You just want to make the most of it." Brooksby captured his first ATP Tour title earlier this year in Houston as a qualifier, saving match points in three of his matches during that run. Eala Reaches Historic Final for the Philippines Earlier in the day, Alexandra Eala made history by becoming the first Filipino player to reach a WTA Tour final, defeating Varvara Gracheva 7-5, 2-6, 6-3 at the Eastbourne International. The match, which lasted over two hours, was a hard-fought contest on the grass courts of Devonshire Park. Eala's composure and persistence paid off as she edged through to the final of this Wimbledon warm-up event. The 20-year-old will face 19-year-old Australian Maya Joint in Saturday's final. Joint, ranked No. 51 in the world, earned her spot by defeating Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 7-5, 6-3. 'It was a challenge for both of us, physically and mentally. She's a really solid player, had some moments where she was really dominating," said Eala. 'The fact that I was able to stay there and wait for my opportunities was a big achievement for me." Eala's rise has been rapid. Ranked No. 74 in the world, she grabbed headlines earlier this year with a breakout performance at the Miami Open, where she reached the semi-finals after stunning Grand Slam champions Jelena Ostapenko, Madison Keys, and Iga Swiatek. Eala is scheduled to face defending champion Barbora Krejcikova in the first round at Wimbledon on Centre Court this Tuesday. However, Krejcikova's participation is in doubt after she withdrew from her Eastbourne quarter-final on Thursday due to a thigh injury. (with AFP inputs) About the Author Siddarth Sriram First Published: June 28, 2025, 08:16 IST

Fritz faces lucky loser Brooksby in Eastbourne final, Eala makes history

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Fritz faces lucky loser Brooksby in Eastbourne final, Eala makes history

Top seed Taylor Fritz is on course for a fourth Eastbourne Open title in six attempts after setting up a final against fellow American and lucky loser Jenson Brooksby on Friday. HT Image Fritz overcame a second set stumble to beat Spanish sixth seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 and close in on his second title of the grass court season after winning in Stuttgart earlier this month. If the world number five was fully expected to reach Saturday's final, Brooksby has been on a fairytale run since losing in straight sets to Aleksandar Vukic in qualifying. The 24-year-old upset French fourth seed Ugo Humbert 6-7 (7/9), 6-4, 6-4 to become the first lucky loser to reach the final in tournament history. "I think it's a lot less pressure when you don't expect to be in the main draw and get the opportunity," said 149th-ranked Brooksby. "You just want to make the most of it." Brooksby won his first ATP Tour title earlier this year as a qualifier in Houston, where he saved match point in three of his matches during his run. "It means a lot to be back on stages like this, not just skill-wise but physically," said Brooksby, who began the year outside the top 1,000 in the world. "This is my favourite thing in the world to be back on these big stages in these big matches. I'm very happy to be playing again tomorrow." Earlier, Alexandra Eala became the first player from the Philippines to reach a WTA Tour final after beating Varvara Gracheva 7-5, 2-6, 6-3. Eala survived a tense clash lasting more than two hours to make history in the Wimbledon warm-up event on the grass at Devonshire Park. In a final featuring two of the rising stars of the women's game, the 20-year-old will face Australian teenager Maya Joint on Saturday. Joint, 19, ranked 51 the world, beat Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 7-5, 6-3. "It was a challenge for both of us, physically and mentally. She's a really solid player, had some moments where she was really dominating," said Eala. "The fact that I was able to stay there and wait for my opportunities was a big achievement for me." Eala's run to the final underlined the world number 74's emergence as one to watch. She burst onto the scene with three shock victories over Grand Slam winners Jelena Ostapenko, Madison Keys and Iga Swiatek to reach the Miami Open semi-finals in March. Eala is due to face reigning champion Barbora Krejcikova in the Wimbledon first round on Centre Court on Tuesday. But Krejcikova is struggling with a thigh injury that forced her to pull out of the Eastbourne quarter-finals on Thursday, putting the Czech's title defence in doubt. kca-smg/jw/nr/nf

Evans put name back out there as Eastbourne run ends

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Evans put name back out there as Eastbourne run ends

London, June 27 (UNI) British number five Dan Evans believes he has "put his name back out there" after his run at Eastbourne ended with defeat in the quarter-finals. Evans upset world number 13 Tommy Paul on Wednesday but fell 6-2 6-3 to American Jenson Brooksby a day later. The 35-year-old has claimed two top-20 wins in as many weeks, beating world number 14 Tiafoe at Queen's at the start of the grass-court season before seeing off Paul in Eastbourne. He also beat world number 49 Miomir Kecmanovic of Serbia in the first round at Eastbourne. "In an hour or so I'll reflect on this week, it's been great," Evans, who was ranked inside the top 30 two years ago, told BBC Sport. "I've put my name back out there a bit. I've got a great event coming up. "It is just positives leaving Eastbourne." Evans is now back in the top 200 and has been given a main-draw wildcard for Wimbledon, which begins on Monday. Evans was convincingly beaten by Brooksby in windy conditions, losing serve four times and failing to set up a break point of his own. "It was really difficult conditions," said Evans. "It's not easy but that's tennis, you have to recover and get back out there. It all felt very quick today." Brooksby will face Ugo Humbert in Friday's semi-final after the Frenchman beat British number four Billy Harris 7-6 (7-4) 6-1 on Thursday. Harris, who will also be in next week's Wimbledon main draw, was knocked out in the quarter-finals at Eastbourne for the second successive year. Like Evans, Harris' match took place on court one and not the tournament's centre court - something Evans described as "disappointing". "I do have questions as to why no British players were on centre court today," Evans said. " "The British fans come here to watch British players." UNI BM

2025 Rothesay International Eastbourne: Humbert [20th] vs. Brooksby [149th] Prediction, Odds and Match Preview

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2025 Rothesay International Eastbourne: Humbert [20th] vs. Brooksby [149th] Prediction, Odds and Match Preview

Ugo Humbert (No. 20 ranking) will face Jenson Brooksby (No. 149) in the semifinals at the Rothesay International Eastbourne on Friday, June 27. Humbert has -210 odds to earn a spot in the final over Brooksby (+160). Tennis odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 6:35 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub. Ugo Humbert vs. Jenson Brooksby matchup info Watch the Tennis Channel and more sports on Fubo! Humbert vs. Brooksby Prediction Based on the implied probility from the moneyline, Humbert has a 67.7% to win. Humbert vs. Brooksby Betting Odds Humbert vs. Brooksby matchup performance & stats

Draper seals comfortable Queen's win over Brooksby

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17-06-2025

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Draper seals comfortable Queen's win over Brooksby

British number one Jack Draper made comfortable progress to the last 16 at Queen's with a 6-3 6-1 victory over American Jenson Brooksby. The two were meeting for the second time this year, with Draper beating the 24-year-old at Indian Wells in March. Advertisement On that occasion Draper had to recover from going 4-1 down in the first set but there was no such trouble this time as he broke Brooksby's serve in the seventh game before grabbing the double break to seal the set. It was once again sweltering conditions in west London with the temperature at 26C when Draper and Brooksby entered the Andy Murray Arena, but the addition of a gentle breeze would have made things more palatable for the players. But Draper, 23, still had no desire to hang around too long on court. He broke Brooksby on his first service game and continued his momentum after a pause in play for a medical issue in the stands to get a second break and seal the win to progress. Draper will next face Australian Alexei Popyrin for a place in the quarter-finals.