On Monday, Sabalenka easily defeated Jessica Pegula 6-3, 7-5 to win her maiden Cincinnati Open title without dropping a set. This was her sixth WTA 1000 victory. She returned to the top of the WTA Rankings after that victory, and she is currently seen as the small favorite for the US Open, where she finished second a year ago. 0:00 / 0:00 Flowing logo She struggled in Washington and Toronto after returning from a shoulder injury, so her form going into Cincinnati was far from ideal. The former world number one acknowledged to WTA Insider that she was “extremely emotional” during her first two hard court summer competitions and that she is now trying to remain “calm and confident” ahead of
