Jabeur beats Pegula to win first WTA 1000 title in Madrid

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REUTERS: Tunisian Ons Jabeur sealed her first WTA 1000 title after defeating American Jessica Pegula 7-5 0-6 6-2 in an entertaining Madrid Open final on Saturday.

Jabeur had been in scintillating form at the clay court tournament and the 27-year-old produced a determined display against Pegula to end her journey in the Spanish capital on the perfect note. Jabeur had a slow start, being down 1-4 in the opener, but took advantage of a handful of loose baseline errors from Pegula to make it 4-4. The first Arab player to crack the top 10 of the world rankings, Jabeur showed flair and fighting spirit as she saved a set point at 4-5 before closing out the set on her serve.

The Tunisian, however, lost her grip in the second set where she was handed a bagel by Pegula, who recovered remarkably and looked unstoppable.

The decider saw world number 10 Jabeur at her aggressive best – the Tunisian fighting through a long deuce game and breaking on her first chance to earn a double-break lead and chance to serve out the win. Jabeur fell to her knees after completing the biggest win of her career, becoming the first African player to win a WTA 1000 title.

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