Ons Jabeur claims Madrid Open title, becomes the first Arab woman to win a WTA 1000 title
Ons Jabeur from Tunisia defeated Jessica Pegula 7-5, 0-6, 6-2 at La Caja Magica in Madrid, Spain, to win Mutua Madrid Open to claim her first WTA 1000 title
Ons Jabeur of Tunisia poses with the champion trophy after winning against Jessica Pegula of United States, Women's Final during the Mutua Madrid Open 2022 tennis tournamentThe win helped Ons Jabeur improve her record in the WTA finals, where she had a 1-4 record before defeating Jessica Pegula. Before the match, Ons Jabeur and Jessica Pegula were deadlocked 2-2 in their head to head encounters before the Madrid Open final. The final at Madrid was their first clay-court encounter, and their previous four clashes took place on a hard court, with Ons Jabeur winning the last two games.
IOns Jabeur will bounce back to her career-high ranking of World No. 7, and Jessica Pegula will reach a new career-high ranking of World No. 11 with the results at Madrid.
Jessica Pegula and Ons Jabeur were evenly faced early into the game, with both the players countering each other with one drop shot after another. Jessica Pegula was the first to reach the set point at 5-4 despite the 27-year-old Tunisian pulling on the serve. However, Ons Jabeur bounced back from a set point with a backhand shot which was able to break her American opponent at love for 6-5, winning the set.
In the second set, Jessica Pegula fought back aggressively and down breakpoints due to untimely errors that faltered the chances of Ons Jabeur to win the second set. The second set ended with a bagel in favour of Jessica Pegula.
Jabeur went all in during the decider, getting a 5-2 lead. She won the championship point with a forehand shot after bouncing back from 0-30 down. Ons Jabeur saved five of seven tiebreaks, and Jessica Pegula could only save five of 12. Ons Jabeur won the one hour and 54 minutes long match after surviving a set point in the first set and bagel in the second.
The win helped Ons Jabeur improve her record in the WTA finals, where she had a 1-4 record before defeating Jessica Pegula. Before the match, Ons Jabeur and Jessica Pegula were deadlocked 2-2 in their head to head encounters before the Madrid Open final. The final at Madrid was their first clay-court encounter, and their previous four clashes took place on a hard court, with Ons Jabeur winning the last two games.
IOns Jabeur will bounce back to her career-high ranking of World No. 7, and Jessica Pegula will reach a new career-high ranking of World No. 11 with the results at Madrid.
Jessica Pegula and Ons Jabeur were evenly faced early into the game, with both the players countering each other with one drop shot after another. Jessica Pegula was the first to reach the set point at 5-4 despite the 27-year-old Tunisian pulling on the serve. However, Ons Jabeur bounced back from a set point with a backhand shot which was able to break her American opponent at love for 6-5, winning the set.
In the second set, Jessica Pegula fought back aggressively and down breakpoints due to untimely errors that faltered the chances of Ons Jabeur to win the second set. The second set ended with a bagel in favour of Jessica Pegula.
Jabeur went all in during the decider, getting a 5-2 lead. She won the championship point with a forehand shot after bouncing back from 0-30 down. Ons Jabeur saved five of seven tiebreaks, and Jessica Pegula could only save five of 12. Ons Jabeur won the one hour and 54 minutes long match after surviving a set point in the first set and bagel in the second.
The World No. 10 Ons Jabeur became the first Arab woman to claim a WTA 1000 title due to the victory.