Jessica Pegula ended up winning the WTA 250 tournament in Austin so hopefully that makes Madison Keys feel a bit better over an odd rule that prevented her from playing at the ATX Open.

Top-seeded Jessica Pegula defeated fellow American and No. 5 seed McCartney Kessler 7-5, 6-2 on Sunday to win the ATX Open final in Austin, Texas and record the seventh singles title of her career. Pegula converted 6 of 10 break points while downing Kessler in 83 minutes.

Jessica Pegula drew applause from an A-list actor on her way to claiming her first WTA title of the season in Austin, Texas. Pegula, the Buffalonian ranked No. 4 in the world, won the ATX Open as the tournament’s top seed,

Elsewhere, Emma Navarro became only the fifth player this century to win a WTA final 6-0, 6-0 at the Merida Open. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Jessica Pegula has won her first title of the season at the WTA 250 tournament in Austin after beating fellow American McCartney Kessler 7-5 6-2. When the week started, the 2024 US Open runner-up - who was the No. 1 seed at the tournament - was widely regarded as the top favorite for the title.

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No. 5 seed McCartney Kessler rallied past Spain's Cristina Bucsa 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (4) on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals at the ATX Open in Austin, Texas. Kessler trailed 4-3 in the third-set tiebreaker before ripping off the final four points of the match.

Jessica Pegula won Sunday's ATX Open singles championship to become the first No. 1 seed to take the ATX Open title. It also is her first win of 2025.