Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus earned her first Miami Open championship by defeating American and No. 4 Jessica Pegula 7-5, 6-2 to become the sixth player to win Miami as the reigning No. 1. Former great Serena Williams did it four times.
Aryna Sabalenka entered the Miami Open final against Jessica Pegula with 18 career titles on her elite resume. The Miami Open crown had proved elusive until Saturday.
Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka recorded 31 winners while sailing to a 7-5, 6-2 victory over fourth-seeded Jessica Pegula on Saturday to win the Miami Open for the first time in her career. Sabalenka, ranked No. 1 in the world, saved 7 of 11 break points while winning her 19th career title and eighth at the 1000 level.
The Dominican Republic is the official destination brand sponsor of the 2025 Miami Open, one of the world's largest tennis tournaments, attended by more than 400,000 attendees. Thus, reinforcing the Dominican Republic's presence on the international sports tourism scene and allowing the country to showcase and promote a variety of tourist offerings to a global audience beyond sun and sand.
Novak Djokovic has been predicted to struggle in the early weeks of the clay season by Mats Wilander. The former tennis star has argued that Djokovic often makes a slow start on clay and fails to adapt as quickly as Rafael Nadal did during his career.
Jasmine Paolini announced that she parted ways with her longtime coach, Renzo Furlan, after ten years together.
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