Filipino tennis player Alex Eala (ranked as the top seed at the WTA 125-level Birmingham Open in the United Kingdom) beat Switzerland's Rebeka Masarova 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 on Saturday to advance to her first final of the year. Eala navigated two separate rain delays and Masarova's powerful serve — which produced 11 aces — before sealing the match in just under two hours. She will face Czech Republic's Nikola Bartunkova in the final on Sunday, with a second WTA 125 title on the line following her 2024 triumph at the Guadalajara Open in Mexico.