Aryna Sabalenka wins 19th Tour with defeating Jessica Pegula in Miami Open Final
Miami Gardens, Fla. – Aryna Sabalenka reached the Miami Open final with 18 professional titles on her elite resume.
It wasn’t until Saturday that Miami revealed its crown.
Belarus’ No. 1 seed beat US Jessica Pegula, the fourth seed, 7-5, 6-2 in the rematch of the 2024 U.S. Open finals to win her first Miami Open title.
Sabalenka won 22 winners on that wing to win the first prize of $1.1 million. Sabalenka hit a backhand pass at the match point, then she raised her head into the air with her hands and looked up into the sky.
Sabalenka is a three-time Grand Slam champion who won the Pegula, which is also 7-5, 7-5, but in 2025, Sabalenka’s final luck has run out.
The 26-year-old power player has reached four finals of six games this year, although he won only one title before Miami (Brisbane). Sabalenka lost in the Australian Open and Indian Wells finals, a previous event in Miami.
Sabalenka lives in Miami now, but Pegula is supported by the crowd. Pegula is a 31-year-old Buffalo native who has lived in Boca Raton since she was 13 and is the daughter of Buffalo Bills and the owner of Sabre Terry Pegula. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell attended the conference of the league owners, which took place Monday in nearby Palm Beach.
Neither player can maintain good results in the first group. Sabalenka broke Pegula’s game four times and won 7-5 to win the final eight points of the game.
Pegula scored a 3-2 draw but couldn’t fix it in a topsy suit, which also allowed Pegula to break Sabalenka’s three hits.
Sabalenka scored a 6-5 lead in love at 5-5, then broke Pegula in Love after three straight wins – two ball nets.
Sabalenka led Pegula 7-2 and won the final three games.
The men’s doubles final in the second set was the first on the card, and the second set was rained, with the No. 1 seed Marcelo Arevalo/Mate Pavic leading No. 6 Julian Cash -lloyd Glasspool 7-6, 3-2. 30-30. Arevalo/Pavic quickly ended the 7-6, 6-3 championship, but the delay in rainfall caused the women’s final to start more than an hour late.
