Jessica Pegula advances to the second round of the Miami Open. American Pegula is among the favourites to challenge Aryna Sabalenka. Pegula will play fellow American Danielle Collins after defeating Viktoriya Tomova. Thursday’s 6-3, 6-1 victory over Katherine Sebov of Canada gave world number three Jessica Pegula her Miami Open debut. American Pegula is among … Read more
Two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka advanced to semi-finals. The highest seeded woman left in Melbourne was Jessica Pegula. The 33-year-old is back in Melbourne’s final four for the first time. Victoria Azarenka, a two-time winner of the Australian Open, got to the semi-finals, where she will play Elena Rybakina, a powerful hitter, and Karen … Read more
Matteo Berrettini of Italy beats Hubert Hurkacz. Magda Linette will play Lucia Bronzetti in the second women’s singles. Madison Keys’ tenacity gave the US an early lead over Britain. Matteo Berrettini of Italy won an exciting three-set match over Hubert Hurkacz of Poland in the United Cup city final in Brisbane on Wednesday. Berrettini’s 6-4, … Read more
Gauff loses second French Open final to Garcia and Mladenovic. The American teenager lost the singles final to Iga Swiatek on Saturday. She was partnered with American partner Jessica Pegula at Roland Garros. Coco Gauff suffered a second heartbreaking French Open final defeat when she and American partner Jessica Pegula were beaten by Caroline Garcia … Read more
Daria Kasatkina reached her maiden Grand Slam semi-final on Wednesday with a 6-4, 7-6 (7/5) victory over fellow Russian, Veronika Kudermetova. The 25-year-old Kasatkina, ranked at 20, will face either world number one Iga Swiatek or Jessica Pegula for a place in Saturday’s championship match. Kasatkina, playing in her third career quarter-final at the Slams … Read more
Zheng Qinwen of China said bad stomach aches hindered her chances of winning the French Open on Monday against world number one Iga Swiatek and made her “wishing I was a man.” Zheng, who is only 19 years old and is competing in her debut Roland Garros, dominated the first set against the top seed before … Read more
Ons Jabeur of Tunisia won the Madrid Open after overcoming a mid-match battle to become the first African player to win a WTA 1000 title. The world number 10 was behind 4-1 in the first set and didn’t win a point in the second, but she nevertheless overcame American Jessica Pegula 7-5 0-6 6-2. After … Read more
