Aug 13, 2023, 7:00 p.m. ETJessica Pegula added Montreal to her list of honors. EPA
Jessica Pegula (No.3 in the WTA ranking) surpassed Lyudmila Samsonova (18th) in the definition of WTA 1000 of Montreal. It was with a solid 6-1 and 6-0 in just 49 minutes of the game that he lifted his second title in the category after the one he won in Guadalajara less than a year ago. She is the first American to win the tournament in Montreal since Monica Seles in 1998.
Despite the fact that Serena Williams’s championships have been the most recent (2001, 2011 and 2013), it is important to note that she got them all in Toronto. Because the tournament changes venues every year, Pegula became the first representative of the neighboring country to lift the title in Montreal since Seles last did so in the 20th century.
The one born in New York 29 years ago, who stepped on her current ranking for the first time in October 2022, landed in Canada with a balance of 37 games won and 13 lost in the season with decisive instances played in the 500 in Doha, Charleston and Washington, plus the 1,000 in Dubai and Miami. After two consecutive editions reaching the semifinals in the North American tournament, she achieved her third victory over Iga Swiatek to get into the great definition.
Performances this week over Yulia Putintseva, Jasmine Paolini, Coco Gauff and the current world number one saw her qualify for the third time in her career in finals at level 1000. By taking the title, she celebrated her third consecration on the women’s tour – second in the category after the one he raised in Guadalajara last year.
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She is also the American tennis player who has won the most titles in the category in the 21st century behind Serena Williams, Venus Williams and Lindsay Davenport. Her consecration in Canada confirmed her as the fourth best tennis player of the year in the Race towards the WTA Finals, with the margin of continuing to rise in the next two relevant stops in the United States: WTA 1000 in Cincinnati and the US Open.
2023-08-13 23:00:00
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