Top-seeded Jessica Pegula defeated fellow American and No. 5 seed McCartney Kessler 7-5, 6-2 on Sunday to win the ATX Open final in Austin, Texas and record the seventh singles title of her career. Pegula converted 6 of 10 break points while downing Kessler in 83 minutes.

Jessica Pegula drew applause from an A-list actor on her way to claiming her first WTA title of the season in Austin, Texas. Pegula, the Buffalonian ranked No. 4 in the world, won the ATX Open as the tournament’s top seed,

Elsewhere, Emma Navarro became only the fifth player this century to win a WTA final 6-0, 6-0 at the Merida Open. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Jessica Pegula said knowing how to win ugly was the key to her triumph over McCartney Kessler in Sunday's all-American final at the ATX Open in Austin.

Top-seeded Jessica Pegula needed just 58 minutes on Friday to post a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Russia's Anna Blinkova to reach the semifinals of the ATX Open in Austin, Texas. Pegula won 76.9 percent of her first-serve points and converted 5 of 7 break points while cruising to the victory.

Top seed Jessica Pegula won her first title on U.S. soil in six years by sweeping McCartney Kessler in the final of the ATX Open in Austin.

Jessica Pegula has won her first title of the season at the WTA 250 tournament in Austin after beating fellow American McCartney Kessler 7-5 6-2. When the week started, the 2024 US Open runner-up - who was the No. 1 seed at the tournament - was widely regarded as the top favorite for the title.

Top-seeded Jessica Pegula never faced a break point while cruising to a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Nuria Parrizas-Diaz of Spain on Wednesday in the second round of the ATX Open at Austin, Texas.