tennis | Jessica Pegula defeats Samsonova to claim Canadian Open title

Fourth-seeded Jessica Pegula of the United States sent a warning shot to her rivals ahead of the US Open when she defeated Liudmila Samsonova 6-1, 6-0 in the Canadian Open final in Montreal on Sunday to secure her first title of the season .

While Pegula played easy tennis from the start, she also had an advantage as Samsonova had to play the match about two hours after defeating third-seeded Elena Rybakina in a semifinal match scheduled for Saturday that was postponed due to rain.

“It’s tough, it sucks, I’m sorry we couldn’t play under fairer conditions,” Pegula said after securing her second WTA 1000 title.

Pegula, who defeated doubles partner Coco Gauff and world no.

The top-ranked American won a remarkable 100% of her points on first serve, breaking Samsonova five times and never facing a break point while securing the lopsided win in 49 minutes.

Pegula was in control the entire time as she threw up a double break before serving to close the opening set and faced no resistance from Samsonova in the second frame.

Aware of the lead she brought into the match, Pegula was careful to acknowledge the 15th-seeded Russian, whose path to the final also included a win over reigning Australian Open champion and world number two Aryna Sabalenka. included.

“She’s had some amazing wins, two top 10 wins, against two girls who are among the best players in the world, currently top 5, and Grand Slam wins,” Pegula said.

“For me she should be a top 10 player, hopefully she makes it and has had great results. So kudos to her and I feel sad that it wasn’t how it should have been, but I guess that’s just how it is sometimes.”