Pegula
Jessica Pegula has defended her National Bank Open title, becoming the first woman to manage that feat in more than two decades.
Jessica Pegula has defended her National Bank Open title, becoming the first woman to manage that feat in more than two decades.
On Saturday evening on the Sobeys Stadium center court, the American earned a straight-sets upset over the National Bank Open’s No. 2 seed, Aryna Sabalenka, with a 6-4, 6-2 win that saw Anisimova’s power on display, as she rifled winners down the line off Sabalenka’s serve.
Aryna Sabalenka sent a backhand into the net, then the former World No. 1 smashed her racquet into the Sobeys Stadium center court.
Top seed Jannik Sinner of Italy has advanced to the National Bank Open quarterfinal with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Alejandro Tabilo of Chile on Saturday.
Emma Navarro has advanced to the semifinals at the National Bank Open.
Jannik Sinner joined the Tennis Central to chat about his journey to be ranked No. 1 in the world, the rivalry with Carlos Alcaraz, and the upbringing he had to be at this stage.
At the end of a week that included more than a few upsets on the women’s side of the 2024 National Bank Open, it’s only fitting that Friday should bring another, with 14-seed Diana Shnaider knocking off No.
Diana Shnaider joins Anna Dua moments after her upset win over Coco Gauff to share he initial reaction, fighting jet lag off a silver medal in Paris, and shares her thoughts on the match with the added weather conditions.
Gaby Dabrowski got off to a rocky start in her first match since she won Olympic bronze for Canada, but she and partner Erin Routliffe clawed their way back to earn a comeback win Friday night.
Watch as Diana Shnaider converts on her second serve to complete a dominant straight-sets win over top-seeded American Coco Gauff, advancing to the first WTA 1000-level quarter-final of her career at the National Bank Open.
American Emma Navarro earned a pair of late breaks to win a hard-fought match over 11-seed Marta Kostyuk (7-5, 7-5), advancing to her second career WTA-1000 level quarterfinal where she’ll face Taylor Townsend.
Defending NBO champion Jessica Pegula continued her dominant title defence run breaking serve seven times and taking advantage of nine double faults from fellow American Ashley Krueger to win in straight sets (6-2, 6-4).