Canada Open 2023: Jannik Sinner claims 1st ATP Masters trophy, Jessica Pegula wins 3rd WTA tour title

Updated : Aug 14, 2023 09:56
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Jannik Sinner broke new ground on August 13 when he captured his first ATP Masters 1000 title at the National Bank Open.

The Italian produced a clean-hitting display in Toronto to earn a 6-4, 6-1 victory against Alex de Minaur in one hour and 30 minutes.

The 21-year-old is the youngest champion at the Canadian Masters 1000 since then-20-year-old Alexander Zverev lifted the trophy in 2017. 

With this win, Sinner will be the new world no. 6 starting August 14. 

Meanwhile on the women's tour, Jessica Pegula routed Liudmila Samsonova 6-1, 6-0 on the same day to win the National Bank Open for her third career WTA Tour victory.

She topped Samsonova in 49 minutes after the 15th-seeded Russian beat third-seeded Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan 1-6, 6-1, 6-2 earlier on August 13 in a rain-delayed semifinal.

Pegula is the first American to win the event since Serena Williams in 2013.

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