Top-seeded Jessica Pegula defeated fellow American and No. 5 seed McCartney Kessler 7-5, 6-2 on Sunday to win the ATX Open final in Austin, Texas and record the seventh singles title of her career.

Jessica Pegula ended up winning the WTA 250 tournament in Austin so hopefully that makes Madison Keys feel a bit better over an odd rule that prevented her from playing at the ATX Open.

Jessica Pegula drew applause from an A-list actor on her way to claiming her first WTA title of the season in Austin, Texas. Pegula, the Buffalonian ranked No. 4 in the world, won the ATX Open as the tournament’s top seed,

Elsewhere, Emma Navarro became only the fifth player this century to win a WTA final 6-0, 6-0 at the Merida Open. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Jessica Pegula has won her first title of the season at the WTA 250 tournament in Austin after beating fellow American McCartney Kessler 7-5 6-2. When the week started, the 2024 US Open runner-up - who was the No. 1 seed at the tournament - was widely regarded as the top favorite for the title.

Top-seeded Jessica Pegula needed just 58 minutes on Friday to post a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Russia's Anna Blinkova to reach the semifinals of the ATX Open in Austin, Texas. Pegula won 76.9 percent of her first-serve points and converted 5 of 7 break points while cruising to the victory.

World number four Jessica Pegula powered to her first WTA title of 2025 on Sunday, beating McCartney Kessler 7-5, 6-2 in an all-American final in Austin, Texas.In Kessler she stopped a fast-rising talent,

Jessica Pegula won Sunday's ATX Open singles championship to become the first No. 1 seed to take the ATX Open title. It also is her first win of 2025.