Sinner and Pegula win Canadian Open titles

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Jannik Sinner and Jessica Pegula both cruised to straight-set wins in the finals of the Canadian Open.

Italian Sinner, 21, saw off Alex de Minaur 6-4 6-1 in 90 minutes in Toronto – including breaking the 24-year-old Australian’s serve on five occasions.

American Pegula won her final in Montreal, dominating Russian Liudmila Samsonova to win 6-0 6-1 in just 49 minutes.

It is a second WTA 1,000 title for the 29-year-old world number three.

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World number 18 Samsonova faced a tough task to win the final after she finished playing little more than two hours earlier in her rain-delayed semi-final against third seed Elena Rybakina, which she won 1-6 6-1 6-2.

Sinner and De Minaur have played on five occasions and the Italian has won every match.

“It means a lot. It is a great result. This result makes us feel good, stronger and hungry to work even harder in the future,” Sinner said.

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It is Sinner’s first victory in an ATP Masters 1000 final, having lost his previous two in Miami in 2021 and 2023.

He added: “I am proud how I handled the situation. Every opponent here is tough to play against. I felt the pressure, but I think I handled it very well.”

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