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Jessica Pegula Claims Seventh Career Title with ATX Open Victory

The World No. 4 defeated fellow American McCartney Kessler in straight sets to secure her first title of 2025 in Austin, Texas.

Tennis - Merida Open - Yucatan Country Club, Merida, Mexico - March 1, 2025 Emma Navarro of the U.S. celebrates after winning her semi final match against Armenia's Elina Avanesyan REUTERS/Carlos Perez Gallardo
Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 17, 2025 Jessica Pegula of the U.S. in action during her third round match against Serbia's Olga Danilovic REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo
Tennis - WTA Finals - King Saud University Indoor Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - November 5, 2024 Jessica Pegula of the U.S. in action during her women's singles group stage match against Czech Republic's Barbora Krejcikova REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel/File Photo
American Jessica Pegula captured her first WTA title of 2025 with a victory over McCartney Kessler in the final at Austin, Texas

Overview

  • Jessica Pegula, the tournament's top seed, defeated No. 5 seed McCartney Kessler 7-5, 6-2 in the ATX Open final on Sunday.
  • This marks Pegula's seventh career WTA singles title and her first since winning the Canadian Open in 2024.
  • The match was the first all-American WTA final on U.S. soil since the 2017 U.S. Open, highlighting the rise of American talent in the sport.
  • Pegula overcame a 4-2 deficit in the first set and dominated the second set, converting 6 of 10 break points during the match.
  • Kessler, a rising star with two career titles, reached the final after defeating Belgium’s Greet Minnen in the semifinals but struggled with unforced errors in the championship match.