Jessica Pegula, the No. 3 seed and the sixth-ranked WTA Tour player, defended her National Bank Open women바카라s singles title by defeating Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 in Monday바카라s all-American final. (More Tennis News)
Pegula, from nearby Buffalo, New York, won last year바카라s National Bank Open in Montreal and improved her all-time record at the Canadian tennis championship to 17-2 in picking up the sixth tournament victory of her career.
바카라So excited to be here with the trophy again,바카라 she said. 바카라I really wanted this one. I know everyone바카라s talking about my record and all this stuff, but it바카라s nice to be able to get through the week and to back it up.바카라
Pegula is the first woman to repeat at Canada바카라s showcase event since Martina Hingis in 2000.
바카라I바카라ve always just played well here,바카라 said the 30-year-old. 바카라Especially Toronto, it바카라s nice. It바카라s so close to Buffalo, I had a lot of friends, family (in the stands). And my grandparents, my husband was able to come today.
바카라I don바카라t really get that at a lot of tournaments.바카라
Anisimova, who entered the week ranked No. 132 in the world as she continues her comeback after stepping away from the game for a mental health break, beat three top-20 players in Toronto, including No. 3 Aryna Sabalenka in the quarterfinals.
바카라Really thought I had it there after the second set, but she really stepped it up,바카라 said Anisimova, who will wake up Tuesday at No. 49 in the rankings. 바카라She was playing some amazing tennis. It was a very, very difficult match.
Monday바카라s match marked just the second time the final of a WTA 1000 event 바카라 one step below the sport바카라s four Grand Slams 바카라 has featured two Americans since the format was first introduced in 2009, with the only other instance coming in 2016 when Serena Williams defeated Madison Keys in Rome.
Pegula, who improved to 3-0 against Anisimova after also topping her on clay earlier this season, beat Liudmila Samsonova in last year바카라s final.
The daughter of Terry and Kim Pegula 바카라 owners of the NFL바카라s Buffalo Bills and NHL바카라s Buffalo Sabres 바카라 picked up a break in Monday바카라s first game and led 5-3 when Anisimova double-faulted to go down a set in the wind at Sobeys Stadium.
Anisimova trailed love-40 in the second set before battling back to hold and then broke Pegula to go up 2-1 following a long rally.
The 22-year-old former French Open semifinalist then pushed ahead 5-2 with another break when Pegula committed a double fault before holding serve to hand Pegula her first dropped set of the tournament.
Monday marked the first time two American women have played for Canada바카라s national championship since Serena Williams defeated Jennifer Capriati in 2001.
Anisimova said she had no idea how her return to competitive tennis would go when she first stepped back on the court in January at the Australian Open following an eight-month break.
바카라I put the work in, I kept my head down,바카라 she said. 바카라I tried to come back to the sport with more of a relaxed feeling 바카라 trying to enjoy each day as it comes and not being so serious about everything, because I think that takes away the joy from a lot of things.
바카라With that kind of approach to my everyday life, I think that바카라s helped me a lot.바카라
The American duo of Caroline Dolehide and Desirae Krawczyk defeated Canada바카라s Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealand바카라s Erin Routliffe 7-6 (2), 3-6, 10-7 in Monday바카라s doubles final.
Dabrowski, who captured mixed doubles bronze for Canada at the Paris Olympics with Montreal바카라s Felix Auger-Aliassime, won the National Bank Open doubles crown in 2021 with former partner Luisa Stefani of Brazil.
Dabrowski and Routliffe beat Dolehide and Krawczyk in last month바카라s Wimbledon semifinals before losing out to Katerina Siniakov of Czechia and Taylor Townsend of the U.S. in the title match.
