Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka recorded 31 winners while sailing to a 7-5, 6-2 victory over fourth-seeded Jessica Pegula on Saturday to win the Miami Open for the first time in her career. Sabalenka, ranked No. 1 in the world, saved 7 of 11 break points while winning her 19th career title and eighth at the 1000 level.

Sabalenka, the world No. 1, beat Jessica Pegula 7-5, 6-2 in a topsy-turvy Miami Open final in which she managed to play the biggest points just a little bit better than Pegula, an American playing just down the road from her South Florida home.

Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus earned her first Miami Open championship by defeating American and No. 4 Jessica Pegula 7-5, 6-2 to become the sixth player to win Miami as the reigning No. 1. Former great Serena Williams did it four times.