Jessica Pegula defeated Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 in an all-American final on Monday to win the WTA Toronto Masters, becoming the event's first back-to-back champion since 2000. Jessica Pegula of the United States celebrates her victory over Amanda Anisimova of the United States in the women's singles final on the final day of the National Bank Open Sixth-ranked Pegula …
TORONTO — Jessica Pegula, the No. 3 seed and the sixth-ranked WTA Tour player, defended her National Bank Open women’s singles title by defeating Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 in Monday’s all-American final. Monday’s match marked just the second time the final of a WTA 1000 event — one step below the sport’s four Grand Slams — has featured two …
Highlights Barty is aiming to be the first Australian woman to win her home Grand Slam title since 1978 Anisimova was coming off a third-round upset over defending champion Naomi Osaka Barty will next play No. 21-seeded Jessica Pegula, who beat fifth-seeded Maria Sakkari 7-6, 6-3 Top-ranked Ash Barty has reached the Australian Open quarterfinals with a 6-4, 6-3 win …