“I have finally made it and can finally say: semi-finalist,” said Pegula, who had previously lost six times in the quarter-finals of one of the four major tournaments.
The New York native will now face Czech Karolina Muchova on Thursday evening (local time), who has also not lost a set in the tournament so far. “She is so good, so talented. She has a lot of experience, so I have to show my best tennis,” said Pegula.
The other semi-finals will be contested by world number two Aryna Sabalenka from Belarus and the American Emma Navarro. Last year, US crowd favorite Coco Gauff won the title.
Swiatek keeps messing up with his forehand
Swiatek, on the other hand, missed the chance to win her sixth Grand Slam title. The 23-year-old started weakly and quickly fell behind 0:4. After just 37 minutes, Pegula had won the first set.
In the second set, Swiatek continued to make minor errors, especially with her forehand. After the break to 3:4, she hit the net with her racket. Her final attempt came too late, and the Pole made a total of 41 unforced errors.
