BERLIN, GERMANY - JUNE 21: Linda Noskova of the Czech Republic poses with the champions trophy after defeating Jessica Pegula of the United States in the singles final on Day Seven of the 2026 Berlin Tennis Open at LTTC Rot-Weiß e.V. on June 21, 2026 in Berlin, Germany

Noskova defeats Pegula in Berlin Open final to claim 2nd career title

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BERLIN (AP) — Eighth-seeded Linda Noskova beat third-seeded Jessica Pegula 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 to win the rain-delayed Berlin Open final on Sunday.

Scheduled to start around noon, the grass-court match began nearly six hours later after heavy rains caused flooding.

Pegula saved five match points when she won the Berlin tournament in 2024 but the 32-year-old American could not repeat the feat against her Czech opponent Sunday and missed out on a 12th career singles title.

Instead, the 21-year-old Noskova clinched the second title of her career. The WTA 500 grass-court event served as a tune-up for Wimbledon, which starts on June 29.

It's Linda's time in Berlin 👏

She comes through a three-set classic against Pegula to claim the title!#BTO26 pic.twitter.com/W475ubqb27
— wta (@WTA) June 21, 2026

Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka, a four-time major winner, lost to Pegula in Saturday's semifinals.

Also Sunday, fourth-seeded Czech player Marie Bouzkova beat No. 3-seeded Emma Navarro 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-2 to win the Nottingham Open final for her first singles title on grass.

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