Jessica Pegula knows a thing or two about rewriting your narrative. The World No. 5 checks in ahead of her start at the Qatar TotalEnergies Open in Doha.

A perfect run for Belinda Bencic in Abu Dhabi, Ashlyn Krueger’s rise to the Top 40 and a pair of teenage talents made their mark in a week of standout performances.

And with that, she did something very special: it’s the biggest title a mom has won since 2020, when Victoria Azarenka won the WTA 1000-level Cincinnati Open, which was held in New York that year.

Belinda Bencic rallied past Ashlyn Krueger 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 in the Abu Dhabi final to capture her ninth title—and first since becoming a mom last April. Even when stretched out, Bencic blistered bold ...