Australian teenager Maya Joint saved four match points to clinch the WTA title at Eastbourne with a dramatic victory over Alex Eala that ended the Filipino's history bid on Saturday. Joint

In a championship showdown between two of the Hologic WTA Tour's brightest young talents, Maya Joint fended off four championship points and outlasted Alexandra Eala to capture the Lexus Eastbourne Open title.

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,