Sixteen-year-old Kristina Liutova of Russia claimed a 1-6, 6-1, 6-3 victory over Darja Vidmanova of the Czech Republic on Sunday to earn the title at the Memphis Classic in her first-ever WTA main-draw event.
Liutova, the world’s No. 229-ranked player who had to qualify to get into the main draw, became the first player aged 16-or-younger since Coco Gauff in 2019 to win a WTA event and the first player born in the 2010s to win a WTA event.
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Top-seeded Jessica Pegula built a 6-4, 1-2 lead over the Philippines’ Alexandra Eala in the final of the Mubadala DC Open before play was suspended late Sunday afternoon due to heavy rain and lightning in Washington.
Uzbekistan’s Kamilla Rahkimova defeated Venus Williams 6-4, 6-1 to highlight first-round action in Toronto.
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