Aryna Sabalenka thanks Billie Jean King after Australian Open win
It's Sabalenka's first title.
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Ashleigh Barty cruised past Jil Teichmann, 6-3, 6-1, to capture the Western & Southern Open championship in Cincinnati on Sunday.
Barty downed Teichmann in one hour and 13 minutes, nailing eight aces and winning 85 percent of her first service points. The world No. 1 didn’t drop a set all tournament, marching to her fifth title of the season.
𝑊𝑖𝑐𝑘𝑒𝑑 💥@ashbarty | #CincyTennis pic.twitter.com/ZESmZr9sRt
— wta (@WTA) August 22, 2021
The win in Cincinnati provides Barty with valuable momentum heading into U.S. Open, which begins in New York on Aug. 30.
It's Sabalenka's first title.
Instead, she'll set her sights on the doubles bracket.
Pegula is the last American woman standing.
Both lost in straight sets.