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Jessica Pegula defeated Elena Rybakina in the opening match of the WTA Finals. Pegula won 10 of the last 12 games to secure the victory. Aryna Sabalenka also had a strong start, dropping only one game in her match against Maria Sakkari. Pegula then faced Sabalenka in her second match and took a 6-4 lead in the first set against the World No. 1 player.
Pegula is successful in her second attempt of serving out the first set! 6-4 lead against World No. 1 Sabalenka. #WTAFinals https://t.co/TqNwcxnhVH
Sunday's winners face off today πΏ @JPegula meets @SabalenkaA at the GNP Seguros #WTAFinals https://t.co/uxP2reYIFb
Time for singles action at the GNP Seguros #WTAFinals βοΈ Marketa Vondrousova takes on @iga_swiatek πΏ https://t.co/Y3l0jsDdjC
ICYMI: @JPegula and @SabalenkaA are off to a roaring start at the @WTAFinals. Pegula won 10 of the last 12 games to beat Elena Rybakina, and Sabalenka dropped just one game vs. Maria Sakkari in her opening round-robin match. β€΅οΈ https://t.co/WzTJuEZ3ic
Results from Day 1 of the @WTAFinals Pegula gets her first career victory at the year-end championships, and it's a quality win. But is now 0-4 with Gauff in doubles at the Finals Sabalenka sends a message https://t.co/1qGQeJdoeB
Pegula beats Rybakina in WTA Finals opener https://t.co/jvTGLDvsM4 https://t.co/6ZxMFDfJv4