'She's the utmost professional' - Pegula after beating Cirstea in the final major of her career

I thought I played very well tonight. I didn't serve my best, but I felt like from off the ground I played a really high level. I felt like I was moving well. And even though the score seemed a little bit more straightforward, I felt like it was really a tough two sets. Very similar to when we played in Cincinnati, to be honest. So, yeah, happy that I was able to get it done in straights and play really good. Yeah, I just told her, I don't know if you're still going to play next year, but you're playing great. And I just said, you know, I have a lot of respect for you, like I do. I always think that she's just kind of the utmost professional and has always been super nice. And she's a few years older than me, but I feel like I've known her on tour for so long. So I just always like the way she's kind of carried herself, gone about her business. And I think she's just had a really nice perspective as far as, you know, the interviews that she's given, especially this year and why she's playing so well and just kind of at a different point in her career and what she said about that. So I just kind of always like listening to that side of it. And I think what she says is great and that kind of more like what I can relate to, I think, to as players, just like having a good perspective and enjoying it and enjoying competing and doing what you love. So it was more along those lines.