Regardless of lacking a portion of the primary a part of the season and lately returning to kind after some accidents that saved her away from the court docket, Jessica Pegula got here again to win a WTA 1000, the third of her profession, conquering the Nationwide Financial institution Open in Toronto, thus additionally profitable her 2nd title of the season.
The American confirmed her title on the Canadian Open, this time profitable on the arduous courts of Toronto (we recall final 12 months she succeeded in Montreal – ed.). A sophisticated and much from apparent ultimate for the quantity 6 WTA, who defeated countrywoman Amanda Anisimova with the rating of 6-3, 2-6, 6-1.
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The 30-year-old has thus closed the hole on the fifth place occupied by Jasmine Paolini (nearly 700 factors nonetheless separate them) and might look ahead with nice confidence to the following upcoming engagements, particularly the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati and the US Open.
Within the post-match interview, Jez informed an attention-grabbing anecdote about her household, particularly her grandparents. Pegula revealed that her grandparents are Canadian and, particularly, one from Toronto and one from Montreal. The American tennis star thus devoted the victory to her grandparents.
“I’ve one in each metropolis, so , one for every of you, as a result of my grandparents are right here, they’re Canadian. I feel my grandmother is from Montreal and my grandfather is from Toronto,” stated the American tennis participant in a lovingly dedication.
Jessica Pegula to her grandparents after going back-to-back in Canada:
‘If I am saying that proper, I feel my grandma is from Montreal, and my grandpa is from Toronto, proper? Yeah? Okay, so I’ve one in every metropolis, in order that’s one for every of you guys’ 🫳🎤 pic.twitter.com/X1rE7fU2vc
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