Pegula dominates tired Samsonova to win women's NBO singles title

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American Jessica Pegula put on a dominant display Sunday evening, defeating Liudmila Samsonova of Russia 6-1, 6-0 in a women's singles final that never looked close to capture her first National Bank Open title.

Jessica Pegula of the United States, holds her trophy following her win over Liudmila Samsonova of Russia, in the final of the National Bank Open tennis tournament in Montreal, Sunday, Aug.13, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne MuschiEven champion Jessica Pegula wishes the National Bank Open women's singles final could have been played under different circumstances.

The semifinal was originally scheduled for Saturday evening but had to be pushed to Sunday because of rainy weather. "Honestly, I would love to have more time ," said Samsonova."But they said that it's not possible, so it's OK. A day after breaking Iga Swiatek 11 times, Pegula was up to much of the same, hitting multiple return winners with her forehand to break Samsonova twice en route to taking the first set in 20 minutes.

 

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