Jessica Pegula, of the United States, hits a return to Liudmila Samsonova, of Russia, in the women’s final of the National Bank Open tennis tournament in Montreal
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Jessica Pegula routed Liudmila Samsonova 6-1, 6-0 on Sunday to win the National Bank Open for her third career WTA Tour victory.
Pegula, the 29-year-old American seeded fourth, topped Samsonova after the 15th-seeded Russian beat third-seeded Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan 1-6, 6-1, 6-2 earlier Sunday in a rain-delayed semifinal.
Pegula won her semi-final on Saturday, edging top-ranked Iga Swiatek 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-4.
Pegula also won tour titles in 2019 in Washington and 2022 in Guadalajara. Her parents own the NFL’s Buffalo Bills and NHL’s Buffalo Sabres.
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