LIVE UPDATES: Alex Eala vs Jessica Pegula at the DC Open finals

Alex Eala is set to make her first appearance in a WTA 500 final when she takes on world No. 3 Jessica Pegula of the United States in the DC Open championship match.

Eala advanced to the final after stunning four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka, 6-4, 6-2, in the semifinals. Pegula, meanwhile, defeated Diana Shnaider, 7-5, 6-4, to book her place in the title match.

The final will mark the second meeting between Eala and Pegula on the WTA Tour.

Their first encounter came in the semifinals of the Miami Open earlier this year, where Pegula prevailed in a hard-fought three-set battle, 7-6(3), 5-7, 6-3, ending Eala's breakthrough run.