Take Five: Jessica Pegula wins WTA 1000 title in Guadalajara

A three-time Grand Slam quarterfinalist in 2022, Pegula came into the week already assured of a place at the season-ending WTA Finals in both singles and doubles; in the latter, she'll partner with fellow American Coco Gauff. She rises to a career-high singles ranking of No. 3 in this week's rankings thanks to her triumph in Mexico. 

Back-to-back: Sebastian Korda reached another final in Antwerp

"You’re such a great player, so keep going like this and good luck to you and your team for the rest of the year."

Austin Krajicek wins second doubles title of 2022 in Naples

The top seeds in Naples, Austin Krajicek and Croatia's Ivan Dodig claimed their second title of the year in dramatic fashion. The duo won a match tiebreak to edge Australians Matthew Ebden and John Peers, 6-3, 1-6, 10-8, in Sunday's final, winning the final four points in a row to seal the victory.

The pair, who also won a match tiebreak in the semifinals, completed some unfinished business after falling in the Florence title match one week prior.

“I think Ivan and I played well throughout the two weeks,” Krajicek said, quoted in an ATPTour.com story. “Different conditions obviously, indoors [in Florence] and outdoors here, so we did a good job adjusting.

"Tough one in the final last week, Eddie [Edouard Roger-Vasselin] and Nico [Nicolas Mahut] played really well, but we were excited to give ourselves another chance here, and in the big moments there at the end I think we played well and fortunately we came through there.”

With Pegula moving up to No. 3 in the singles rankings, this week marks the first time that two Americans are ranked in the Top 4 since October of 2010 when Serena Williams was ranked No. 2, and Venus Williams was ranked No. 4

Madison Brengle, Martin Damm, Liv Hovde rule on USTA Pro Circuit

Americans have shown no signs of slowing down in the waning weeks of the 2022 USTA Pro Circuit season. Last week, three home favorites triumphed around the country: For the third time this year, Madison Brengle was a winner at a W60 (Macon, Ga.) while Martin Damm (Harlingen, Texas) and reigning junior Wimbledon winner Liv Hovde (Fort Worth, Texas) triumphed at their respective M25 and W25. 

Seventeen-year-old Hovde defeated fellow American teenager Reese Brantmeier to win her second professional title; it comes a month after she won her first, also in Texas at a W15 in Lubbock. Meanwhile, former junior world No. 3 Damm, still just 19, toppled former Top 20 player Bernard Tomic of Australia in three sets to win his third career pro title, 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-4. In the midst of an attempt to rebuild his career, the 30-year-old Tomic had won his last 14 matches.

Other highlights for Americans around the world last week included:

- Mackenzie McDonald knocked off No. 3 seed Roberto Bautista Agut en route to a semifinal appearance at the ATP 250 event in Naples.

- Catherine Harrison and Belgian partner Yanina Wickmayer reached the doubles final of the ITF World Tennis Tour W60 in Saguenay, Canada, where Francesca DiLorenzo reached the singles semifinals. 

- Max Schnur and his partner, Treat Huey of the Philippines, won the doubles title at the ATP Challenger 80 in Hamburg, Germany.

- Anna Rogers and Christina Rosca won the doubles title at the USTA Pro Circuit W60 event in Macon, Ga., beating Maria Mateas and Brengle in an all-American final.