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Jessica Pegula of the United States of America holds up the National Bank Open trophy after her victory against Liudmila Samsonova in the final round on Day 7 during the National Bank Open at Stade IGA in Montreal on August 13, 2023. Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images
No. 4 seed Jessica Pegula needed just 49 minutes to defeat No. 15 seed Liudmila Samsonova of Russia 6–1, 6–0 in the final of the National Bank Open on Sunday in Montreal.
Pegula earned her second career WTA 1000-level title and became the first American woman to win the event since Serena Williams in 2013.
