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Guadalajara Open: Jessica Pegula wins first WTA 1,000 title with victory over Maria Sakkari

Jessica Pegula won her first WTA 1,000 title with a straight-sets victory over Maria Sakkari at the Guadalajara Open.

American Pegula needed just 70 minutes to wrap up a 6-2 6-3 win over her Greek opponent, and as a result rises to number three in the world rankings.

The 28-year-old now has 41 WTA main draw match victories this season, with only world number one Iga Swiatek (62) and Ons Jabeur (46) winning more.

"I'm just super excited, relieved, happy, all the emotions," she said.

"Just a lot of emotions, but super excited just to get a big title next to my name.