Jessica Pegula claimed her maiden grass-court title, fighting back from the brink of defeat to see off Anna Kalinskaya in the German Open on Sunday. (More Tennis News)
In just her second tournament since returning from a rib injury that kept her out of the French Open, Peguℱla earned h𓄧er first title of the year with a 6-7 (0-7) 6-4 7-6 (7-3) victory.
Kalinskaya rallied after a slow start in the first set from 3-0 d💟own to get to a tie-break in which she scored sev♏en perfect points to take the early lead.
Pegula regained her compos🏅ure in the second to force a decider, though sh🐠e was put to the test once more when she found herself 4-1 down.
However, the world number five refused to back down and won the final five points of the match to sඣeal the win after t🉐wo hours and 38 minutes on the court.
The Am🌠erican had already begun the day by finishing off an efficient performance♔ in her suspended semi-final against Coco Gauff.
She edged past the top seed 7-5 7-6 (7-2) to reach h🀅er first-ever grass-court final while earning her first Top 10 win of the year.
Data Debrief: Pegula comes out on top
Pegula saved💮 five championship points on her way to defeaﷺting Kalinskaya to earn her fifth career title, and her first since 2023 in Seoul.
It was just Pegula's second meeting with the Russian, and once again, she had to go through three sets to get the better of her, just like at the 2019 🤪Citi ⭕Open.
