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Elena Rybakina, Jessica Pegula Dig Deep To Stay Alive In Adelaide | Tennis News
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Elena Rybakina, Jessica Pegula Dig Deep To Stay Alive In Adelaide | Tennis News

[ad_1] World number three Elena Rybakina and fifth-ranked Jessica Pegula ground out wins at the Adelaide International on Wednesday to book their spots in the quarter-finals. Coming off the back of crushing Aryna Sabalenka to lift the Brisbane International title on Sunday, top seed Rybakina had to battle hard to get past Spain's Cristina Busca 6-3, 7-5. The Russian-born Kazakh, aiming for a deep run at the upcoming Australian Open, will face either Veronika Kudermetova or Ekaterina Alexandrova for a place in the semi-finals.Pegula rallied from a slow start to overcome Bernarda Pera and set up a quarter-final against 2021 French Open finalist Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.The second seed needed two-and-a-quarter hours to win the all-American battle 4-6, 6-2, 6-3."I stayed relaxed and tried no...
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Jessica Pegula Reaches WTA Finals Title Match; Iga Swiatek-Aryna Sabalenka Halted By Rain | Tennis News
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Jessica Pegula Reaches WTA Finals Title Match; Iga Swiatek-Aryna Sabalenka Halted By Rain | Tennis News

[ad_1] Jessica Pegula beat Coco Gauff on Saturday to reach the WTA Finals title match but continuing weather woes saw Aryna Sabalenka's clash with Iga Swiatek suspended by rain. World number one Sabalenka and number two Swiatek had played just three games when rain blew in, halting a match between players fighting for the year-end number one ranking. If Australian Open champion Sabalenka wins, she'll finish the year atop the rankings, but if French Open champion Swiatek advances and goes on to claim the title she will regain the number one spot.Whoever wins will have to get past a red-hot Pegula, who has not lost a set on the outdoor hardcourts in Cancun.Pegula shook off a late rain delay and windy conditions to dispatch US Open champion Gauff, her doubles partner, in an hour."I executed...
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Jessica Pegula Overpowers Liudmila Samsonova To Clinch Montreal Open Crown | Tennis News
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Jessica Pegula Overpowers Liudmila Samsonova To Clinch Montreal Open Crown | Tennis News

[ad_1] Jessica Pegula overpowered a weary Liudmila Samsonova to clinch the second WTA 1000 title of her career on Sunday with a victory in the Montreal Open. The 29-year-old American world number three dominated her Russian opponent from start to finish to claim a whirlwind 6-1, 6-0 triumph in just 49 minutes. Fifteenth-seed Samsonova had battled through to the final after winning a gruelling three-set semi-final earlier Sunday against third seed Elena Rybakina in a match held over from Saturday due to torrential rain.But the challenge of winning twice in one day ultimately proved too much for Samsonova, a rampant Pegula determined to claim her second elite WTA title after victory in Guadalajara last year."I know obviously physically she wasn't feeling her best, but at the same time I pl...
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Jessica Pegula Stuns Top-Ranked Iga Swiatek In Montreal, Weather Strikes Again | Tennis News
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Jessica Pegula Stuns Top-Ranked Iga Swiatek In Montreal, Weather Strikes Again | Tennis News

[ad_1] Jessica Pegula of the United States upset world number one Iga Swiatek on Saturday before wet weather left the American waiting to discover the identity of her WTA Montreal Open final opponent. Fourth-seed Pegula took advantage of an error-strewn display by Poland's Swiatek to complete a 6-2, 6-7 (4/7), 6-4 victory in 2hr 30min. But heavy rain over the Montreal region washed out Saturday's second semi-final between third seed Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan and 15th seed Liudmila Samsonova.Rybakina, who battled through weather delays on Friday before clinching her semi-final berth in the early hours of Saturday morning, or Samsonova will now face a gruelling double-header on Sunday with a well-rested Pegula awaiting in the final."It feels great," Pegula said after her win over Swiate...
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Jessica Pegula Loses To Marketa Vondrousova In Wimbledon Quarter-Finals | Tennis News
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Jessica Pegula Loses To Marketa Vondrousova In Wimbledon Quarter-Finals | Tennis News

[ad_1] Jessica Pegula crashed out of Wimbledon 2023© AFPUnseeded Marketa Vondrousova beat fourth seed Jessica Pegula in a topsy-turvy match to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals on Tuesday. The Czech player, ranked 42 in the world, clawed her way back from 4-1 down in the deciding set to win 6-4, 2-6, 6-4. Pegula was quickly out of the blocks, breaking the former French Open finalist at her first opportunity but that proved a false dawn as she lost three service games in the first set, landing just 41 percent of her first serves. The American, 29, found more rhythm on her serve in the second set and cut her error count, surging into a 4-1 lead and sealing the set with her second break.Pegula was in total charge when she broke again in the fourth game of the decider to lead 3-1 before the ma...
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Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz Reach French Open Last 16 As Jessica Pegula, Andrey Rublev Exit | Tennis News
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Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz Reach French Open Last 16 As Jessica Pegula, Andrey Rublev Exit | Tennis News

[ad_1] Novak Djokovic battled into the French Open fourth round for a 14th consecutive year on Friday as Carlos Alcaraz also progressed, after women's third seed Jessica Pegula and men's seventh-ranked Andrey Rublev were dumped out of the tournament. Djokovic has made headlines for his comments about Kosovo this week but his on-court progress has been relatively serene, reaching the second week without dropping a set. The Serb star was made to work hard by Spanish 29th seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, who served for the first set and missed a set point in the second, but won 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (7/5), 6-2 on Court Philippe Chatrier."I thought if I lost the second set we would play five hours today, but I'm proud of the performance," said Djokovic.Two-time champion Djokovic, who has also made...
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Jessica Pegula Loses To Elise Mertens, Crashes Out Of French Open | Tennis News
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Jessica Pegula Loses To Elise Mertens, Crashes Out Of French Open | Tennis News

[ad_1] Jessica Pegula lost in the third round of French Open 2023© AFPJessica Pegula's hopes of a deep run in Paris were ended in comprehensive fashion by Belgian Elise Mertens. The 28th seed cruised to a 6-1, 6-3 victory to reach the fourth round for the third time. World number three Pegula, who only has two WTA Tour titles to her name, has still never passed the quarter-final stage of a Grand Slam tournament. "I'm very happy to win in two sets. She's a very good player," said Mertens. The former Australian Open semi-finalist will next face the winner of an all-Russian tie between Anastasia Potapova and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.Russian Daria Kasatkina, a semi-finalist last year, raced into the second week by thrashing American Peyton Stearns 6-0, 6-1 in under an hour.The ninth seed wil...
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Madrid Open Apologises For Denying Women’s Doubles Finalists Speeches | Tennis News
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Madrid Open Apologises For Denying Women’s Doubles Finalists Speeches | Tennis News

[ad_1] The women's doubles finalists were not given a microphone to let them address the crowd.© TwitterMadrid Open organisers apologised Thursday after not allowing the women's doubles finalists to make speeches after the match at the tournament last week, amid allegations of sexism. The mens' doubles finalists were allowed to speak to the crowd after their matches. Victoria Azarenka and Beatriz Haddad Maia beat Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff in the women's final on Sunday but were not given a microphone to let them address the crowd."We sincerely apologise to all the players and fans who expect more of the Mutua Madrid Open tournament," said Madrid Open CEO Gerard Tsobanian in a statement on Twitter."Not giving our women's doubles finalists the chance to address their fans at the end of...
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Jessica Pegula Powers Into Australian Open Quarters With ‘Some Choice Words’ | Tennis News
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Jessica Pegula Powers Into Australian Open Quarters With ‘Some Choice Words’ | Tennis News

[ad_1] Jessica Pegula surged into the Australian Open quarter-finals in straight sets on Sunday and now looks the woman to beat after world number one Iga Swiatek was knocked out. The American third seed is the highest-ranked woman still standing after beating former French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova 7-5, 6-2 in 1hr 41min. Elena Rybakina's victory over Swiatek means the top two seeds in the men's and women's singles are out before the quarter-finals for the first time since the Open era began in 1968.Pegula will face either 24th seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, who won the Australian Open in 2012 and 2013, or China's Zhu Lin for a place in the semi-finals."I thought I served really well and I had a lot of break-point chances in the first set and I didn't really convert any of the...
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Jessica Pegula Powers Into Barbora Krejcikova Last-16 Showdown At Australian Open | Tennis News
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Jessica Pegula Powers Into Barbora Krejcikova Last-16 Showdown At Australian Open | Tennis News

[ad_1] World number three Jessica Pegula powered into a last-16 Australian Open showdown with former Grand Slam champion Barbora Krejcikova after demolishing Marta Kostyuk 6-0, 6-2 on Friday. The in-form Pegula has reached the quarter-finals on her last two visits to Melbourne Park and can make it a hat-trick if she beats the 2021 French Open champion on Sunday. The American third seed needed just 65 minutes to canter past erratic Ukrainian Kostyuk, who committed 39 unforced errors to the consistent Pegula's nine."I thought I didn't give away a lot of free points. I was playing aggressive when I had to, but also playing smart. So that worked really well," said Pegula."I wasn't serving great today, but I thought I served smart enough to get myself through some tough games," added Pegula, ...
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