By Canadian Press

Canada’s Andreescu wins first WTA event, beats Pegula at Oracle Challenger

Jan 27, 2019 | 2:03 PM

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu earned her first WTA tournament title on Sunday, defeating American Jessica Pegula 0-6, 6-4, 6-2 at the Oracle Challenger.

The 18-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., rebounded from a disastrous first set with a tightly contested second and a dominant third set that saw her break Pegula three times.

Andreescu, the No. 6 seed at the tournament, converted on 5-of-7 break points and saved 3 of 8.

Pegula, ranked No. 113, was the seventh seed at the tournament.

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Andreescu came into the 125k series event at No. 106 in the WTA rankings.

The Canadian is 16-2 since the new tennis season began on Dec. 28. Andreescu started 2019 with a finals appearance at the ASB Classic in New Zealand — marking her first time playing in a championship match at a WTA event.

She then went through three rounds of qualifying for the Australian Open and won her first-round matchup before bowing out in the second round against No. 13 seed Anastaija Sevastova.

The Canadian Press