ESPNtennis.com Sep 2, 2023, 18:39 ETRead: 2 min.
Jessica Pegula (No. 3 in the WTA ranking) has a number that speaks for itself of his favoritism in the next round of the US Open 2023: every time he has reached the round of 16 in a Grand Slam, he advanced to the next instance. The detail.
Jessica Pegula raffled Elina Svitolina at the US Open.AP Photo
In the third round of the United States Open that has her as one of the two local candidates for the title along with her doubles partner, Coco Gauff (6th), overcame the challenge presented by Elina Svitolina and qualified for the round of 16 there for the second time in a row. He went 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 after one hour and 51 minutes inside Arthur Ashe Stadium.
In this way, it increased a balance of outstanding performances since He has stepped on that instance in six of the last eight Grand Slam editions played. The situation becomes even more relevant considering that each time he reached that position, he won his matches advancing straight to the quarterfinals.
However, Despite the high number of effectiveness in that line in the big events on the calendar, the one born in New York has a pending account: the semifinals. that number of six instances of the quarterfinals translates into opportunities that he has not been able to take to debut among the last four of a Grand Slam.
Will he be able to do it this year with the locals on his side? To do this, she must first face the challenge presented by her compatriot and 2017 US Open finalist, Madison Keys (17th), in search of a place among the eight best in the last Major of the year.
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2023-09-02 22:39:00
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