the American Jessica Pegula crushed this Sunday 6-1 and 6-0 in Russian Lyudmila Samsonova in just 48 minutes to proclaim himself the champion of the tournament Montreal WTA 1,000.
Pegula, who will return to third in the world rankings on Monday, will be close to perfect in the final against Samsonova, who reached that stage after defeating Kazakh Elena Rybakina just three hours earlier in her semifinal, which was postponed on Saturday due to rain
The American player won the third title of her career, the first in 2023 and the second in a WTA 1,000.
No match on Center Court in Montreal. Pegula bit from the first moment and Samsonova paid the pressure and failed to respond.
The three previous matches were marked by balance and were decided in the third set, but this Sunday Samsonova was only able to defend her first turn of serve.
Pegula broke serve on all subsequent turns and became the first US champion of this tournament since Serena Williams.
The American player has experienced tremendous growth over the past 18 months. Since 2009, only the Williams sisters have reached more WTA 1,000 finals than Pegula.
This win came after Pegula eliminated Poland’s Iga Swiatek in the semifinals.
Samsonova, number 18 in the world, ended her tournament after adding two wins against rivals who are part of the top-5 of the WTA rankings. Before losing to Rybakina, she defeated the world number two, Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka.
Both Pegula and Samsonova will play in the WTA 1,000 in Cincinnati next week, the last tournament in this category before the start of the US Open.
Source: La Verdad
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