Aryna Sabalenka kisses the Rookwood Cup after profitable the ladies’s singles last towards Jessica Pegula of america on day seven of the Cincinnati Open.
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Aryna Sabalenka harnessed her highly effective serve to subdue American Jessica Pegula 6-3 7-5 and win the Cincinnati Open on Monday, sending a message forward of the 12 months’s last main in New York.
The twice Australian Open dropped solely 9 factors on serve and hit 10 aces as she overcame some jitters late within the second set in an in any other case assured efficiency to select up her sixth WTA 1000 title.
Pegula had gave the impression to be in good type after she retained her title in Toronto earlier this month however she struggled along with her serve, with 5 double faults.
Aryna Sabalenka celebrates profitable the ladies’s singles last towards Jessica Pegula of america on day seven of the Cincinnati Open.
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Sabalenka obtained the break within the fourth recreation after Pegula whacked a forehand into the online and the Belarusian constructed on the momentum with a maintain to like within the fifth, closing out the primary set with an unreturnable serve.
She despatched over a barrage of highly effective forehands to get one other break within the opening recreation of the second set however helped Pegula to get her lone break level with a double fault and a pair of unforced errors within the tenth recreation.
Sabalenka broke again instantly, nevertheless, and blew kisses to the gang after she pressured her opponent into an error on match level. She’s going to transfer one spot as much as quantity two within the rankings forward of the U.S. Open, which begins subsequent week.
