Top seed Pegula won the U.S. derby 7-5, 6-2 over fifth seed Kessler to claim her first title of the season and her seventh career tour title. This is the first time since the 2017 US Open final (Stephens vs. Keys) that a local player has met in a final in the United States. With the title, Pegula ended her three-game losing streak in WTA finals, and after winning the WTA1000 Toronto last August, the American has since lost three finals in Cincinnati last WTA1000 year (Sabalenka), the US Open (Sabalenka) and this year's WTA 500 Adelaide (Case) last year.

Pegula data map

Pegula's path to victory

First round: 6-3/3-2Ret. Ruth

Second round: 6-1, 6-3 Parisas

1/4 finals: 6-2, 6-2 Blinkova

Semi-finals: 6-1/4-6/6-3 Tomjanovic

Final: Kessler 7-5, 6-2[5]

As the defending champion of women's singles, although Yuan Yue was out early in the first round of singles, she "regained lost ground" in the doubles field. Yuan Yue/Blinkova defeated Zhang Shuai/Kessler 3-6, 6-1, 10-4 in the Women's Doubles final, making it the second WTA Tour doubles title of Yuan Yue's career (2024 Ningbo with Scholes). Kessler lost on both fronts, finishing second in two places.

Yuan Yue's data map

Yuan Yue said after the match: "I am really happy to win so many matches in doubles in a row when I have not been playing very well in singles recently, and to win the championship in Austin, a place that makes me feel very lucky, and this championship also gives me a lot of confidence." ”

At the same time, Yuan Yue expressed her appreciation and gratitude to her compatriot Zhang Shuai: "Sister Shuai and Kessler are both very respectable opponents, and they both play very well. In fact, I learned a lot from Shuai Sister during the tour, and she also helped me a lot. We used to stay in the same room during the Olympics and she always shared her experience with me and I was able to draw a lot of energy from her. And with two Chinese players playing here on the final day, I'm very proud of both of us. ”

Yuan Yue/Blinkova's road to the title

First round: 7-6(5)/6-4 Buxa/Miyuki Kato[1]

1/4 finals: 6-2, 6-0 Brooks/Silva

Semi-finals: 2-6/6-1/11-9 Bolsova/Reimers

Final: 3-6/6-1/10-4 Zhang Shuai Kessler

(Text, Editor/Faye Wong, Photo/Visual China)