Prime-seed Jessica Pegula beat fellow American Sofia Kenin 6-3 7-5 to assert the Charleston Open title.
Within the first all-American closing within the match since 1990, Pegula confirmed nice promise as she beat her opponent in straight units to win her second singles title of the season and the eighth of her profession.
Pegula seemed sturdy from the outset, breaking her opponent within the opening sport, however Kenin resisted, managing to avoid wasting two break factors earlier than levelling at 2-2.
Kenin then compelled the momentum in her favour, saving a break level in her subsequent service sport to carry and take the lead for the primary time within the match.
Nonetheless, Kenin was unable to comply with by means of as she dropped her service two extra occasions, permitting Pegula to assert the opening set in simply over half an hour.
Pegula, who misplaced the Miami Open closing to Aryna Sabalenka per week in the past, struggled together with her serve within the second set, permitting Kenin to edge forward.
Kenin performed to her strengths with some good backhand photographs and was getting ready to forcing a decider as she served at 5-2, however Pegula saved three set factors to vogue an excellent comeback earlier than profitable six consecutive video games to seal the win and declare the trophy.
In the meantime, within the Copa Colsanitas in Bogota, Camila Osorio claimed her second successive match title after defeating qualifier Katarzyna Kawa 6-3 6-3 within the closing.
Brooksby claims maiden ATP Tour title
Jenson Brooksby claimed his maiden ATP Tour title on the Fayez Sarofim & Co US Clay Courtroom Championship in Houston as he defeated fellow American Frances Tiafoe 6-4 6-2 within the closing.
Brooksby had saved match level in three matches on his technique to the title – one within the qualifying first spherical, three in opposition to Alejandro Tabilo within the main-draw second spherical, and one in opposition to Tommy Paul within the semi-finals – however he seemed in nice contact as he noticed off Tiafoe.
Luciano Darderi defeated top-seed Tallon Griekspoor 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (7-4) to assert victory in Marrakesh on the Grand Prix Hassan II.
Darderi placed on a stable efficiency to maintain his Dutch opponent at bay and safe his second tour-level title after his victory in Cordoba in 2024.
Over in Bucharest, Flavio Cobolli made a surprising turnaround to assert his maiden ATP Tour title on the Tiriac Open with a straight-sets win over Sebastian Baez.
Cobolli downed Baez 6-4 6-4 in a single hour and 46 minutes, and had initially arrived within the Romanian capital on an eight-match tour-level shedding streak.
He dropped his first set of the week to Richard Gasquet however didn’t lose one other en path to turning into the primary Italian to win the occasion.
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