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AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Serena Williams broke a three-year title drought when she beat fellow American Jessica Pegula 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday to win the singles final at the ASB Classic.
Williams was under pressure at first against the 25-year-old Pegula, playing in her third WTA final, but asserted herself more as the match went on to claim her 73rd win in 98 finals and to add her name to a trophy won by her sister, Venus, in 2015."I played an incredible opponent today in Jessica and, honestly, it was a great match and I couldn't have played anyone better in the final.
Pegula has been on a steady climb up the rankings since overcoming a serious knee injury two years ago. The daughter of Buffalo Bills owners Terry and Kim Pegula, she won her maiden WTA title in 2019 and appeared to be a star on the rise in all her matches in Auckland. Williams broke Pegula to love in the third game of the second set as she steadily began to dominate. She had three match points on Pegula's serve before clinching the match on serve in just over 90 minutes.
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