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CANCUN, Mexico — Jessica Pegula has improved to 48-0 in 2023 when winning the first set by beating Elena Rybakina 7-5, 6-2 in the opening match of round-robin singles competition at the WTA Finals in Cancun, Mexico. Pegula won 10 of the last 12 games on a windy Sunday night. Neither woman had won a match previously at the season-ending championships for the women's tennis tour. Pegula went 0-3 in Fort Worth, Texas, a year ago, while Rybakina is making her debut appearance at the event for the top eight players in the world. Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka overwhelmed Maria Sakkari 6-0, 6-1 later Sunday on an outdoor hard court.
