The finalists are confirmed with Alexandra Eala set to face Maya Joint in tomorrow's Lexus Eastbourne Open women's final, before an all-American battle takes place between defending champion Taylor Fritz and Jenson Brooksby.

Eala came through a tight three sets to defeat Vavara Gracheva 7-5, 2-6, 6-3 over two hours and 33 minutes.

Australia's rising star Joint won 7-5, 6-3 against world No.53 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in an hour and 27 minutes.

Meanwhile, Brooksby became the first player lined-up for the men's singles final after he beat fourth seed Ugo Humbert 6-797), 6-4, 6-4.

Top seed and three-time winner Fritz was also taken to three sets by world No.28  Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, with the former coming through 6-3, 3-6, 6-1.

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After securing a tight first set, which saw the pair exchange five breaks, Eala looked at ease as she went 2-0 up. However, Gracheva wasn't done yet as she rattled off the next six games to level the score.

Another string of breaks opened the third before the world No.74 secured a mammoth hold on her sixth chance to go up 4-3 before she got a crucial break and could serve out the match.

Tomorrow's match marks Eala's first tour final and makes her the first ever Filipino woman to reach a WTA final.

Joint put in a huge effort fighting back from 3-0 down and again from a break down to secure the opening set from Pavlyuchenkova.

The Australian got an early break in the second before some clinical serving helped her breeze through her service games - she had a first serve rate of 85% while dropping just four of her 23 first serve points.

The 19-year-old then overcame Pavlyuchenkova's serve for a final time as she booked her place in her first WTA Tour final on grass. 

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For the first time in tournament history, a lucker loser has reached the final after Brooksby ousted fourth seed Humbert in two hours and 45 minutes. 

After losing a tight first set tie-break, the American produced the perfect response -  finding the decisive break on the Frenchman's serve to draw level and force a decider.

The reigning Houston Open champion looked to be well on his way to the final after opening up a 3-0 lead in the third before the world No.30 recovered the break to pull the scoreboard back to 3-3.

The pair continued to exchance breaks as they tussled for momentum but it was Brooksby who had the last say as he went on seal the win on his third match point, having served for the match just a couple of games earlier.

He'll face stiff competition in the form of three-time champion Fritz in tomorrow's final after he battled past Davidovich Fokina to reach his fourth career final in Eastbourne.

Doubles

Lloyd Glasspool and Julian Cash have secured their second title in as many weeks at the Lexus Eastbourne Open.

The British pair won 6-4, 7-6(5) against Ariel Behar and Joran Vliegen in an hour and 26 minutes. 

Glasspool and Cash got the deciding break in the final game of the opening set before battling through a second set tie break to seal the victory on their second match point.

Meanwhile, Harriet Dart and Maia Lumsden missed out on a place in the women's doubles final after they narrowly lost 6-2, 5-7, 9-11 to Marie Bouzkova and Anna Danilina.

Wheelchair

The wheelchair draws are progressing in Eastbourne and Andy Lapthorne has booked his place in the quad singles final while Greg Slade has bowed out in the semis.

The British No.1 breezed past the number one seed Sam Schroder 6-3, 6-4 on Court 5 earlier today.

Slade missed out on a final spot after losing to second seed Ahmet Kaplan 6-3, 7-6(10), 0-6.

Elsewhere, Lucy Shuker lost out in the women's wheelchair semi-final 6-3, 1-6, 2-6 to second seed Angelica Bernal. 

Ben Bartram couldn't make it past the Netherlands' Ruben Spaargaren - he lost 6-4, 6-3 in the semi-final.

It wasn't to be for Dan Evans and Billy Harris who bowed out in the quarter-finals at the Lexus Eastbourne Open.

Meanwhile, our semi-finalists were confirmed as defending champion Taylor Fritz, Ugo Humbert, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina & Jenson Brooksby sealed their spots in the men's singles final.

On the women's side Alexandra Eala, Maya Joint, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Vavara Gracheva all confirmed their places in the final four.

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Evans lost out to Jenson Brooksby 6-2, 6-3 in an hour and 24 minutes.

Looking to ride off the momentum of his second round win against second seed and world No.13 Tommy Paul, Evans was immediately pinned back by Brooksby who forced the Brit to save a break point in the opening service game of the match.

The American was solid on serve throughout the match, dropping just six points in his service games (32/38) to escape without facing a single break point. Meanwhile, he made the most of his chances - converting four of his six break points against Evans to wrap up the win and book his spot in the semi-finals.

Harris fell short in a tight opening set tie-break to Ugo Humbert before losing out 7-6(4), 6-1.

Harris was bidding to reach the semi-finals for the second year in a row but missed out to the Frenchman in an hour and 32 minutes.

The Briton looked to turn it around in the second set but it was the world No.20 who held all of the momentum as he raced ahead to a triple break lead to become the first player to reach the semi-finals.

After finishing his second round match this morning against Joao Fonseca, top seed Fritz returned to court this evening to face compatriot Marcos Giron.

The defending champion kept his title defence hopes alive as he came through a tight match against Giron, 7-5, 4-6, 7-5.

Elsewhere, Spain's Davidovich Fokina also sealed his spot in the final four after beating Miami Open champion Jakub Mensik 6-4, 7-5.

In the doubles, an all-British battle saw Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool book their place in a third consecutive ATP tour-level final together after ousting Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski 6-7(4), 6-4, 10-8.

Cash and Glasspool will take on Joran Vliegen and Ariel Behar in the Friday's men's doubles final where they will bid to claim back-to-back titles.

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Australia's Joint secured a convincing 6-4, 7-5 victory over Blinkova in an hour and 47 minutes to punch her ticket to Friday's semi-finals.

She'll play world No.53 Pavlyuchenkova who edged Kamilla Rakhimova 6-2, 2-6, 6-0 in just over two hours.

Qualifier Eala dropped just three games on her way to defeating Lexus Nottingham Open runner-up Dayana Yastremska 6-1, 6-2 to reach her first grass court semi-final.

The Miami Open semi-finalist will look to go one step further when she takes on Varvara Gracheva tomorrow. The Frenchwoman was due to face reigning Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova in her quarter-final clash before the Czech star withdraw from her due to injury.

Wheelchair

Thursday marked the beginning of the wheelchair and quad draws in Eastbourne with four all-British battles taking place.

British No.3 Ben Bartram got the action underway as he beat fellow Brit Andrew Penney 6-1, 6-1.

Lucy Shuker came through a tight match against Ruby Bishop to win 6-4, 6-3, while Cornelia Oosthuizen lost out in three to Zhu Zhenzhen 4-6, 6-2, 6-4.

In the quad draw, Andy Lapthorne made a strong start to his Eastbourne campaign by clinching a 6-1, 6-0 win over Oliver Cox. Meanwhile, Greg Slade dropped just two games on his way to securing a 6-0, 6-2 win over Gary Cox.

Dan Evans stunned second seed and world No.13 Tommy Paul to book a place in the quarter-finals, joining Billy Harris who defeated Italian qualifier Mattia Bellucci.

Meanwhile, Emma Raducanu and Jodie Burrage bowed out in a final set tie-breaks in two thrillers on Centre Court. British No.2 Jacob Fearnley and Francesca Jones also exited in the second round.

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Evans was at his brilliant best on the Eastbourne grass courts to beat Paul 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 in the third match on Centre Court.

The 35-year-old dominated the decider and after losing his initial break lead, struck back on a lengthy game to move 5-3 in front on his ninth break point of the set. 

There were no signs of nerves from the Brit as he served it out comfortably to get his second top 20 win in as many weeks. He plays Jenson Brooksby in the next round.

Harris booked his place in the quarter-finals for a second successive year after knocking out Bellucci 6-3, 6-4 in an hour and a half.

Coming into the tournament as a lucky loser Harris has now won two consecutive straight sets matches after beating Cam Norrie in the previous round.

The British No.4 will be looking to reach the semi-finals again when he plays fourth seed Ugo Humbert tomorrow.

However, fellow Brit Fearnley lost out in the second round to American Marcus Giron 6-3, 6-1 in just over an hour.

Elsewhere, third seed Jakub Mensik beat Reilly Opelka 7-5, 6-3 and Jenson Brooksby defeated Nuno Borges 6-4, 6-4.

After a day of long matches on Centre Court, the dwindling daylight halted play between reigning champ Taylor Fritz and teenage star Joao Fonseco.

After the Brazilian made a comeback in the second - the pair were tied at a set apiece 3-6, 7-6(5).

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British No.1 Raducanu was defeated by 19-year-old Australian Maya Joint 4-6, 6-1, 7-6(4) in two hours and 35 minutes.

Despite having three match points, Burrage lost out to current Wimbledon titleholder Barbora Krejcikova 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(3) in the opening match of the day on Centre Court

In the second meeting between Raducanu and Joint, the Australian showed her steely defence and impressive shot-making to take a dominant second set and move 5-2 up in the decider.

The former US Open champion proved resilient and denied Joint the chance to serve for the match in three separate games, but a missed drop shot in the final tie-break set the Aussie up to see it out with an ace.

Burrage went toe-to-toe with the two-time Grand Slam champion and had 0-40 on Krejcikova’s serve leading 6-5 in the decider. However, the Czech star managed to grind out five straight points to fend off match points for the second day in a row following her match with Harriet Dart yesterday.

Krejcikova kept her nerve in the tie-break and after a double fault from Burrage set up her match point the second seed sealed the win at the first time of asking.

Joint plays Anna Blinkova in the quarter-final while Krejcikova is set to face Varvara Gracheva.

Britain's Jones also bowed out in the second round up against Lexus Nottingham Open runner-up Dayana Yastremska 6-2, 6-1.

Third seed Jelena Ostapenko retired against Alexandra Eala trailing 0-6, 6-2, 3-2.

The Brits just keep on winning in Eastbourne as Emma Raducanu, Jodie Burrage, Billy Harris and Jacob Fearnley become the latest players to punch their tickets to the second round.

However, it was the end of the road for British No.3 Sonay Kartal and Harriet Dart who both lost out in tight matches against two top 20 players.

Mimi Xu lost out in the first round to sixth seed Peyton Stearns.

Women's

Raducanu overcame American Ann Li 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-1 in two hours and 20 minutes to reach the next round where she will play Australia's Maya Joint.

The British No.1 fought back from a set and a break down to level up proceedings against the Li and take us to a decider. From there, Raducanu sparked alive - dropping just three points on first serve and breaking Li three times on her way to closing out the win on her fourth match point.

Burrage needed just an hour and 10 minutes to book her spot in the second round in Eastbourne after she dispatched Japan's Mokuya Uchijima 6-3, 6-2.

In the next round, she'll face stiff competition in the form of reigning Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova who earlier came through a tight match against Dart winning 6-3, 6-7(4), 7-5 in two hours and 45 minutes.

Having broken the Czech early in the decider, Dart went on to dig up two match points but couldn't get the job done as Krejcikova won the last three games in a row to wrap up her first win of this year's grass court season.

Brighton-born star Kartal put up a tough fight against former champion Jelena Ostapenko but fell short in the second set tie-break, eventually losing 6-3, 7-6(2).

17-year-old Xu put in a solid showing against world No.35 Stearns but eventually bowed out 6-3, 6-4.

Men's

Fearnley wasted no time clinching his debut win at the Lexus Eastbourne Open with the British No.2 knocking out fifth seed Flavio Cobolli 6-2, 6-2 in just over an hour.

Fearnley - who was contesting his first match since reaching the quarter-finals at the HSBC Championships - broke the Italian five times across the match before capping off the victory with a powerful backhand into the corner.

Harris made a winning return to action in Eastbourne, as he brushed aside compatriot Cam Norrie 6-4, 6-4.

The former Eastbourne semi-finalist had lost out in qualifying but entered the main draw as a lucky loser and took full advantage of the opportunity.

Harris saved seven out of the eight break points he faced during the encounter - four of which came at 5-4 in the second set as he stepped up to serve for the match - before sealing the win in an hour and 25 minutes.

George Loffhagen was also taken to three sets in his opener against American Reilly Opelka, with the Brit falling short in a third set tie-break, 7-6(6), 3-6, 7-6(1).

Ilkley runner-up Jack Pinnington Jones also went the distance against Portugal's Nuno Borges with the Brit losing out 4-6, 6-3, 6-3.

What a start to the week for the British players at the Lexus Eastbourne Open as Francesca Jones and Dan Evans secured first round wins.

There's been a major upset already as reigning champion Daria Kasatkina lost in the first round to Lulu Sun.

Brazilian sensation Joao Fonseca also opened his account at the Lexus Eastbourne Open with his first career ATP win on grass against Belgium's Zizou Bergs.

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24-year-old Jones got her second best win of the season so far - knocking out Lexus Birmingham Open champion Greet Minnen 6-4, 7-5.

Battling the gusty conditions on Court 1, it was tough for both players on serve and Jones managed to break five times over the course of the match.

On a lengthy final game, Minnen saved five match points before Jones fired two unreturnable serves to book a second round spot against either Magda Linette or Dayana Yastremska.

Meanwhile, 2024 champion Kasatkina is out after losing to last year's Wimbledon quarter-finalist Sun 7-5, 2-6, 6-3 in two hours and 10 minutes.

Australian Maya Joint also upset former Wimbledon runner-up Ons Jabeur 7-5, 6-2 to book her place in the second round.

Elsewhere, qualifier Alexandra Eala beat Lucia Bronzetti 6-0, 6-1 and there were wins for Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Anna Blinkova.

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Evans picked up his second top 50 win of the year against Miomir Kecmanovic, coming back from a set down to win 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 in two hours and 10 minutes.

The former British No.1 got better and better as the match went on, adapting to the tricky conditions on Centre Court. Kecmanovic on the other hand struggled to find his rhythm - hitting 42 unforced errors in the match compared to Evans' 22.

The Briton fired off a forehand winner to on his first match point to set up a clash with second seed Tommy Paul.

After losing a tight opening set tie-break, world No.57 Fonseca dominated the rest of the match against Bergs to win 6-7(8), 6-0, 6-3.

The 18-year-old only lost nine points on serve in the second and third sets to book a meeting with reigning champion Taylor Fritz in a blockbuster second round clash.

2021 runner-up Lorenzo Sonego opened his campaign with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Fabien Marozsan and Mattia Bellucci beat Quentin Halys 6-4, 6-2.

George Loffhagen clinched his spot in this week's main draw at the Lexus Eastbourne Open after defeating countryman and former semi-finalist Billy Harris.

The 24-year-old beat Harris 7-6(2), 6-2 in an hour and 39 minutes to seal his place in the singles draw.

However, Johannus Monday and Heather Watson both lost out in Sunday's second round of qualifiers. Monday was defeated by world No.100 James Duckworth 6-4, 6-2, while Watson lost against Kamilla Rakhimova 6-4, 6-1.

Elsewhere, Alexandra Eala beat top seed Hailey Baptiste 6-7(1), 7-6(4), 6-1 to qualify alongside Greet Minnen, Elisabetta Cocciaretto, Kimberly Birrell and Varvara Gracheva.

On the men's side, Aleksandar Vukic and Mattia Bellucci complete the line-up. 

Qualifying action has kicked off the Lexus Eastbourne Open as the Brits made a strong start in the opening round.

Wild card Heather Watson came through a three set battle to bid for hid place in the main draw - she defeated second seed Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 6-1, 7-5, 6-4.

Watson will face Kamilla Rakhimova in today's second round.

On the men's side Billy Harris and George Loffhagen have set up a British clash in the second round after both players came through their opening matches in straight sets.

Finally,Johannus Monday will face seventh seed James Duckworth in today's second round after he knocked out second seed Christopher O'Connell 6-3, 2-6, 6-4.

Meanwhile, Jay Clarke, Hannah Klugman, Henry Searle, Mika Stojsavljevic, and Megan Knight all bowed out in the first round.