ATX Open (Austin, Texas)
Top-seeded Jessica Pegula hit 31 winners and overcame a shaky second set to defeat Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 on Saturday, earning her spot in the final. Tomljanovic struggled with 11 double faults, and Pegula capitalized in the decisive third set to chase her seventh career title.
Pegula will square off against fifth-seeded McCartney Kessler in an all-American championship match. Kessler booked her place in the final with a 7-5, 6-4 victory over Belgium’s Greet Minnen, despite converting just 5 of her 18 break points. Minnen committed 10 double faults in defeat. Kessler will aim for her third career title.
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Merida Open Akron (Merida, Mexico)
Top-seeded Emma Navarro of New York advanced to the final by defeating Armenia’s Elina Avanesyan 6-3, 6-3. Navarro, ranked No. 10 in the world, broke Avanesyan five times and saved five of seven break points. She will look for her second career WTA title, having previously won the Hobart International in January 2024.
In the other semifinal, Colombian qualifier Emiliana Arango rallied past Australia’s Daria Saville 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 in nearly three hours to reach her first WTA Tour final. Arango, guaranteed a spot in the top 100 next week, is 0-1 head-to-head against Navarro, falling to the American on clay in Naples, Fla., early last year.
