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87 minutes of fierce battle, great 2-1! The new queen ascended the throne, created 3 major achievements, and Sinner the Terminator appeared!

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This morning, two tennis finals kicked off. In the just-concluded WTA1000 Toronto women's singles final, rich girl and No. 3 seed Pegula played three full sets. After 87 minutes of fierce battle, she won the derby battle and defeated Anisimova 2-1 to be crowned the new queen of the event, creating three major achievements in one fell swoop. The Montreal 1000 final is in progress. Rublev, who had previously eliminated the world's No. 1 Sinner, took the stage to compete with Popyrin for the championship.

Pegula is ranked 5th in the world, holds 5 WTA championships, won the 1000 championship twice, and topped the Berlin 500 this year, completing her first conquest of the grass court. In the Toronto tournament, Pegula was in the red all the way, and went straight to the finals with a brilliant record of not losing a set, competing with Anisimova for the championship.

Pegula had previously remained undefeated in two matches against her opponent. Whoever wins will win the championship of the event for the first time. In the first set, Pegula broke the serve first, and was unstoppable in the serve game, winning 3 love games. In the 9th game, she broke the serve and won the set 6-3. In the second set, Anisimova played like crazy and returned 6-2 to tie the score. The deciding set was one-sided, and Pegula played well, winning 5-0. In the 6th game, Anisimova held her serve with difficulty and refused to swallow a bagel. In the 7th game, the rich girl cashed in the third match point and gave away the fried dough sticks 6-1, winning the championship!

After this battle, Pegula created 3 major achievements, 1. She was crowned the new queen of the Toronto 1000 tournament, 2. She won the 6th WTA title, and 3. She won the 1000 championship trophy for the third time in her career. The Montreal 1000 final is in progress. Popyrin led 2-1 in the first set. Rublev needs to work harder!