WTA roundup: Aryna Sabalenka wins WTA 1000 title in Cincinnati

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No. 3 seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus defeated No. 6 seed Jessica Pegula 6-3, 7-5 in an hour and 15 minutes to win the Cincinnati Open on Monday in Mason, Ohio.

Sabalenka broke through for the first time since the Australian Open and won her first WTA 1000 tournament title of the year by stoppingthe red-hot Pegula, who won last week's WTA 1000 event in Toronto.