Aryna Sabalenka, a three-time Grand Slam champion, defeated Jessica Pegula on Saturday to cap off an impressive run at the Miami Open with a title, as the No. 1 seed from Belarus rolled to a 7-5, 6-2 victory in a rematch of the 2024 US Open final.

Sabalenka made the ideal start with a break of the Pegula serve to lead 2-0 but the American, who ended the dream run of Filipino teenager Alexandra Eala in the semi-finals, hit back by winning three games in a row. Back came Sabalenka to lead 5-3 only for the Belarusian to falter trying to serve out the set, allowing Pegula to level once more.

World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka had her game firing on all cylinders to win her first Miami Open singles title over Jessica Pegula.