American Jessica Pegula was a model of consistency without any trophies to show for it heading into the Canadian Open, but the world No 3 says she is hungry for more success after ending a stellar week with her first title of the season.
The 29-year-old has reached the quarter-finals or beyond in 10 of her 13 tournaments on the tour this season after capping her Montreal run by beating Liudmila Samsonova 6-1, 6-0 in the final for her third title overall.
Pegula beat doubles partner Coco Gauff in the quarter-finals before sealing a second career victory over top-ranked Iga Swiatek in the semi-finals to hit top gear ahead of this week's Cincinnati Open and the the US Open, which starts on August 28.
"Beating Coco and Iga were two tough wins back-to-back and being able to do that and then come out and play a really clean match was great," Pegula said. "I felt I didn't have a ton of pressure at any point or I wasn't worried too much."
Pegula became the first American woman to win the Canadian Open since Serena Williams in 2013.
