Aryna Sabalenka thanks Billie Jean King after Australian Open win
It's Sabalenka's first title.
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It’s the year of the teen in the WTA.
Danish 18-year-old Clara Tauson upset reigning champion Jelena Ostapenko 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 on Sunday to claim her second WTA title at the Luxembourg Open.
A new champion is in town 😤
— wta (@WTA) September 19, 2021
Clara Tauson outlasts the defending champion Ostapenko in a thrilling three-set match to claim the trophy 🏆!#LuxembourgOpen pic.twitter.com/TOtNsRWQwZ
The win is one of two this year for the world No. 70. Her maiden win came in Lyon in march.
Additionally, Tauson won the Chicago WTA 125 in August, defeating fellow teenager and eventual-US Open champion Emma Raducanu.
She’s one of just four teenagers ranked in the Top 100 alongside Raducanu, US Open finalist Leylah Fernandez and Marta Kostyuk. With the win, she is now a bit closer to joining Raducanu and Fernandez in the Top 50.
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.