American second seed Madison Keys captured her third Lexus Eastbourne Open title on Saturday, defeating Germany's Tatjana Maria 7-5, 6-4 in the final.
The victory marks Keys's 11th career WTA Tour title and places her alongside tennis icons Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova as the only players to win the grass-court event three or more times.
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Dominant Serving and Key Breaks
Keys secured the match in 1 hour and 33 minutes, winning nearly 90% of her first-serve points despite landing only 59% of those serves.
She faced just one break point throughout the contest.
Maria, who entered the final with a perfect 4-0 record in tour-level singles finals, erased three set points at 5-4 in the opening frame.
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However, Keys broke back immediately to close out the first set on her fifth opportunity.
In her post-match speech, Keys expressed the deep personal significance of her achievement on the English south coast, calling it "the absolute world."
The triumph is Keys's fourth career grass-court title. She previously won at Eastbourne in 2014 and 2023, as well as Birmingham a decade ago.
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Keys will next compete at Wimbledon as the No. 26 seed, facing fellow American Kayla Day in the opening round on Tuesday.
