High seed Aryna Sabalenka defeated fourth seed Jessica Pegula 7-5 6-2 to lastly clinch the Miami Open title, having beforehand by no means been previous the quarterfinal stage. The world No. 1 has secured her third straight hardcourt ultimate win over the American following victories in Cincinnati and the 2024 US Open. With this triumph, Sabalenka prolonged her head-to-head result in 7-2.
Sabalenka together with her first Miami Open trophy
Sabalenka began shakily, dealing with two break factors within the opening recreation, however she steadied herself and confidently took a 2-0 lead. Within the third recreation, she as soon as once more struggled on serve, and this time, Pegula capitalized on her second break level to get on the board. Pegula constructed on that momentum, profitable three straight video games to edge forward 3-2. Nonetheless, Sabalenka responded in sort, reeling off three consecutive video games of her personal—together with two essential breaks—to grab a 5-3 lead.
Sabalenka’s boyfriend Georgios Frangulis is at all times by her facet. This time there was additionally her goddaughter Nicole, her “lucky charm”.
Serving for the set, Sabalenka confronted fierce resistance as Pegula surged to a 40-0 lead and broke again on her second alternative, leveling the rating at 5-5. In the end, the set concluded in dramatic style, with Sabalenka breaking Pegula at love within the ultimate recreation. In the long run, she proved to be the extra composed and constant participant within the tightly contested 49-minute opener.
Jessica Pegula and Aryna Sabalenka on the 2025 Miami Open trophy ceremony
The second set began promisingly for Pegula, as she secured an early break, however Sabalenka shortly seized management, profitable 4 consecutive video games and by no means trying again.
On her strategy to the title, Sabalenka defeated Viktoriya Tomova, Elena-Gabriela Ruse, 14th seed Danielle Collins, and ninth seed Zheng Qinwen to achieve the Miami semifinals for the primary time. She then overcame sixth seed Jasmine Paolini earlier than sealing her victory towards Pegula within the ultimate. That is Sabalenka’s nineteenth WTA title.
Sabalenka’s profitable tools contains the Wilson Blade 98 18×20 v9 tennis racquet, together with the Nike Ladies’s Spring Benefit Tank and Nike Ladies’s Spring Benefit Ace Skirt.
