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Factbox: Australian Open women’s singles champion Aryna Sabalenka | Tennis News – Times of India

MELBOURNE: Factbox on Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka, who beat China's Zheng Qinwen 6-3, 6-2 in the Australian Open final on Saturday to win her second Grand Slam title.ARYNA SABALENKAAge: 25Nation: BelarusWTA Ranking: 2Seeding: 2Grand Slam titles: 2 (Australian Open 2023, 2024)ROAD TO FINALFirst round: beat Ella Seidel (Germany) 6-0 6-1Second round: beat Brenda Fruhvirtova (Czech Republic) 6-3 6-2Third round: beat 28-Lesia Tsurenko (Ukraine) 6-0 6-0Fourth round: beat Amanda Anisimova (US) 6-3 6-2Quarter-finals: beat 9-Barbora Krejcikova (Czech Republic)6-2 6-3Semi-finals: beat 4-Coco Gauff (US) 7-6(2) 6-4Final: beat 12-Zheng Qinwen (China) 6-3 6-2EARLY LIFE* Born in Minsk.Began playing tennis at age six.CAREER TO DATE* Began her professional career playing on the ITF Circuit in 2012.* Won th...
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Jessica Pegula overpowers Liudmila Samsonova to clinch Montreal Open crown | Tennis News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Jessica Pegula showcased her dominance as she powered past a fatigued Liudmila Samsonova, securing her second WTA 1000 title at the Montreal Open on Sunday.The 29-year-old American, ranked third in the world, completely controlled the match from start to finish, recording a swift and decisive 6-1, 6-0 victory in a remarkably short 49 minutes.Samsonova, seeded fifteenth, displayed her resilience by reaching the final after a grueling three-set semi-final earlier on Sunday, a match that was carried over from Saturday due to heavy rain. However, the demanding task of playing two matches in one day proved too challenging for Samsonova, especially against the determined Pegula, who was eager to claim her second elite WTA title following her triumph in Guadalajara the previous year...
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Wimbledon: Unseeded Marketa Vondrousova stuns Jessica Pegula to reach Wimbledon semis | Tennis News – Times of India

Marketa Vondrousova defeated American Jessica Pegula in the last eight stage on Tuesday, winning 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 to advance to the Wimbledon semi-finals.The unseeded Czech won a wild match against the fourth seed on Court One to secure a spot in the semifinals where she will face either Polish world number one Iga Swiatek or Ukrainian star Elina Svitolina.Five serves were broken in the first set's nine games, and while many spectators were still finding seats, the momentum was swinging rapidly.The vital break, though, was won by 24-year-old Vondrousova at 4-4 when Pegula's backhand error in a baseline rally came to an end.The Czech brought up set point with an ace and duly held to love as she eyed a first Grand Slam semi-final since her runner-up finish at the French Open in 2019.The twis...
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Veronika Kudermetova defeats Jessica Pegula to reach Madrid Open semifinals

Veronika Kudermetova reached the semifinals of a WTA 1000 event for the first time by upsetting third-seeded Jessica Pegula 6-4, 0-6, 6-4 at the Madrid Open on Wednesday. The 12th-seeded Kudermetova sealed her victory with an ace on her second match point to set up a semifinal match against either No. 1 Iga Swiatek or Petra Martic, who will play later Wednesday. Pegula was trying to reach her second consecutive final in Madrid. She was runner-up to Ons Jabeur at the clay-court tournament last year. It was the fourth consecutive three-set win for Kudermetova. “I feel so happy and proud of myself, because every match I played three sets,” the fifth-ranked Kudermetova said. “Before this match, every match was almost three hours. Today, only two hours, I feel fresh.” She had reached three q...
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Elena Rybakina beats Jessica Pegula to reach Miami final | Tennis News – Times of India

MIAMI GARDENS (United States): Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina reached the final of the Miami Open by beating American world number three Jessica Pegula 7-6 (7/3), 6-4 at Hard Rock Stadium on Thursday.Kazakstan's Rybakina is on course to claim the 'Sunshine Double' after winning in Indian Wells earlier this month.The 23-year-old, ranked seventh in the world, will face the winner of Friday's semi-final between Petra Kvitova and Romanian Sorana Cirstea.In a rain-disrupted match, neither player was able to settled into their serve with 11 breaks in total throughout the two sets.But the contest turned decisively in Rybakina's direction when Pegula, on her serve, found the net on a return to go 5-4 down to the Moscow-born Rybakina.Rybakina then held her serve with ease to secure back-to-ba...
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Iga Swiatek keeps world No.1 spot after Qatar victory | Tennis News – Times of India

PARIS: Pole Iga Swiatek consolidated her place atop the WTA world rankings released on Monday after claiming the Qatar Open at the weekend.The French and US Open champion, Swiatek, 21, dropped just five games all week on her way to a second straight Doha title on Saturday by beating Jessica Pegula.Aryna Sabalenka is second and American Pegula moves up to third in the standings despite defeat to Swiatek with Tunisian Ons Jabeur dropping to fourth.Jabeur has been sidelined through injury since January and will miss this week's Dubai WTA event.The remaining top 10 are featuring in the United Arab Emirates.Rankings (players representing Russia and Belarus are banned from competing under the name or flag of their countries):1. Iga Swiatek (POL) 10900 pts2. Aryna Sabalenka 61003. Jessica Pegu...
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Iga Swiatek wins back-to-back Qatar titles | Tennis News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: World number one Iga Swiatek cruised to a comfortable straight-set victory over American Jessica Pegula in the final to clinch her second successive Qatar Open title in Doha on Saturday. Swiatek registered a 6-3, 6-0 win in the finale to grab her first title of 2023. It was also Pole's 12th title of her career.The reigning French and US Open champion, Swiatek dropped just five games all week on her way to the Doha title.Swiatek completed victory over world number four Pegula in just 69 minutes to take her career head-to-head over the American to 5-2.Doha remains a special place for Swiatek -- last year her title triumph in the Qatari capital sparked a 37-match winning streak which culminated in her second Grand Slam title at the French Open."I'm really happy that I could kind...
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Vintage Azarenka downs Pegula to make Australian Open semis | Tennis News – Times of India

MELBOURNE: Victoria Azarenka rolled back the years at the Australian Open on Tuesday as the two-times champion crushed third seed Jessica Pegula 6-4 6-1 to reach the semi-finals and remain on course for her third Grand Slam crown.Victory marked the first time in a decade that the 33-year-old had made it to the last-four at Melbourne Park and she will make her first appearance in a major semi-final since the U.S. Open in 2020 where she went on to lose in the title clash."Well, it hurts to beat her because I always want her to do well, but the same time I know I have to play my best tennis," Azarenka said of her friend and practice partner Pegula."She's been playing amazing, very consistent and I knew from the first point I have to bring it."We had so many rallies and I wanted to try to s...
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Fritz delivers as US win inaugural United Cup crown | Tennis News – Times of India

SYDNEY: Taylor Fritz edged Matteo Berrettini 7-6(4), 7-6(6) as the United States justified their status as favourites to outclass Italy in a one-sided final at the inaugural United Cup mixed team tournament on Sunday.Coming into the third rubber with his team 2-0 up and needing one more victory to win the $15 million event, world number nine Fritz took the opening set when his big-hitting opponent found the net in a tight tiebreak.Indian Wells champion Fritz squandered five chances to break in the next set but held his nerve in another tiebreak, sparking wild American celebrations on the side of the court and in the stands."It's great. It's amazing for the team to win this event. We came in with really high hopes, or at least I did," Fritz said. "I was really happy to be in that positio...