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,

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.

Top seed Jessica Pegula advanced to her second final of 2025 with a hard-fought three-set win over Ajla Tomljanovic at the WTA 250 ATX Open on Saturday.

Results Sunday from ATX Open at Westwood Country Club (seedings in parentheses): Women's Singles. Championship. Jessica Pegula (1), United States, def. McCartney

On Sunday, Jessica Pegula defeated McCartney Kessler in straight sets to win the ATX Open: 7-5, 6-2. It was easily the best Pegula has looked so far this year. The ATX Open is a WTA 250 event, and Pegula was widely considered the favorite as she was the top seed and only dropped one set in her five-match romp to the title.

Jessica Pegula admitted the conditions in the Austin final made her feel frustrated but also added that she knew that her rival was dealing with the same issues so she just tried to adjust and hope for the best.

Pegula, whose billionaire parents own Buffalo's NFL and NHL franchises, won the singles title in Austin defeating compatriot McCartney Kessler 7-5 6-2 but hung around as Kessler and Zhang Shuai lost to Yuan Yue and Anna Blinkova in the doubles final.