Within the first all-American remaining on U.S. soil because the 2017 US Open (Sloane Stephens vs. Madison Keys), Jessica Pegula overcame McCartney Kessler to win the ATX Open in Austin, securing her seventh WTA title.
Competing on the WTA 250 occasion in Texas, Pegula claimed victories over Arantxa Rus, Nuria Parrizas-Diaz, Anna Blinkova, Ajla Tomljanovic, and eventually, fifth-seeded Kessler within the championship match.
The ultimate began with Pegula establishing a 2-0 lead, however she quickly discovered herself trailing 4-2 after dropping serve twice. Nonetheless, the highest seed rapidly regrouped, successful 5 of the subsequent six video games to take the opening set. Within the second set, she instantly surrendered her serve however responded with a break of her personal, seizing management of the match. The one actual scare got here within the fifth recreation, the place Pegula fended off two break factors earlier than cruising to a straight-sets victory, 7-5 6-2.
This triumph marks an essential milestone for Pegula, snapping a three-match shedding streak in finals. She had beforehand fallen quick in Adelaide 2025, the 2024 US Open, and Cincinnati 2024, making this title win all of the extra important.
