BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Jessica Pegula won her 10th professional tennis singles tournament Saturday by defeating Elina Svitolina in straight sets (6-2, 6-4) in the final of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.
“It’s a great birthday present for me,” the Buffalo-born Pegula, who turns 32 on Tuesday, said during the trophy presentation. “Just super happy to go home with a trophy.”
Pegula, ranked No. 5 in the world, has won 13 of her 15 matches this season and reached the semifinals in seven consecutive WTA events dating to last summer’s U.S. Open. But this was her first victory since winning in Austin last spring, and fourth of her career at the WTA 1000 level…