Jessica Pegula: No added pressure of world no. 3 ranking
1 year, 9 months ago

Jessica Pegula: No added pressure of world no. 3 ranking

The Hindu  

American Jessica Pegula still finds it “weird” to think of herself as the world no. “Maybe at first I felt a little bit of pressure,” Pegula said on Sunday after her 3-6 6-4 7-5 win over Russia’s Anastasia Potapova at Indian Wells. “I am good at just thinking one match at a time, I think that’s helped where I have not really felt too much pressure as being top five. I’m very good at just not taking that part for granted or not overthinking that.” Pegula will face twice Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova for a place in the Indian Wells quarter-finals.

Pegula Indian Wells  pegula  think  im  quarterfinals  added  jessica  ranking  really  pressure  weird  world  indian  wells

History of this topic

USA’s Jessica Pegula ‘taking confidence’ from best-ever grand slam run despite defeat in US Open final
3 months, 2 weeks ago

USA’s Jessica Pegula ‘taking confidence’ from best-ever grand slam run despite defeat in US Open final

CNN  

CNN — Jessica Pegula reached new heights in her already distinguished tennis career this week. Then, she defeated Karolína Muchová 1-6 6-4 6-2 in the semifinal to reach her first grand slam final and, though she lost to Aryna Sabalenka on Saturday evening, the American is “taking confidence” from this run. “Everyone is like, ‘Congrats, amazing tournament.’ I’m like, ‘Eh, …

Jessica Pegula not quite ready to assess her run at the US Open after losing to Aryna Sabalenka
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Jessica Pegula not quite ready to assess her run at the US Open after losing to Aryna Sabalenka

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — At some point, Jessica Pegula will take stock of what she accomplished over the past month, including the run at the U.S. Open that led to her first Grand Slam final. Amazing tournament!’ I’m like, ‘Eh, whatever,” said Pegula, a 30-year-old American who had never before been past the quarterfinals at a major. That was followed by …

US Open 2024: Jessica Pegula reaches first EVER Grand Slam final after overcoming early wobble vs Karolina Muchova to set up Aryna Sabalenka showdown
3 months, 2 weeks ago

US Open 2024: Jessica Pegula reaches first EVER Grand Slam final after overcoming early wobble vs Karolina Muchova to set up Aryna Sabalenka showdown

Daily Mail  

Jessica Pegula could do no right at the outset of her first Grand Slam semifinal. Pegula managed to shrug off that sluggish start and come back from a set and a break down to defeat Muchova 1-6, 6-4, 6-2 for a berth in the final at Flushing Meadows. Jessica Pegula reached her first ever Grand Slam final at the US …

Pegula rallies to reach first grand slam final at US Open
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Pegula rallies to reach first grand slam final at US Open

New Indian Express  

NEW YORK: Jessica Pegula shrugged off a sluggish start and came back from a set and a breakdown at the US Open to defeat Karolina Muchova 1-6, 6-4, 6-2, securing a place in her first Grand Slam final. Sabalenka, last year's runner-up to Coco Gauff at Flushing Meadows, returned to the championship match by holding off a late surge to …

Jessica Pegula ousts world No. 1 Iga Świątek, breaking through to first major semifinal
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Jessica Pegula ousts world No. 1 Iga Świątek, breaking through to first major semifinal

CNN  

CNN — The top seed in the US Open women’s singles draw is out – and an all-American final is possible. With Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe advancing to the same stage in the men’s singles draw, this is the first grand slam with two American men’s and women’s singles semifinalists since the 2003 US Open. Pegula now has beaten …

American tennis star Jessica Pegula on being 'normal' despite her family's billions.. and how she's taken inspiration from Coco Gauff and Novak Djokovic
3 months, 3 weeks ago

American tennis star Jessica Pegula on being 'normal' despite her family's billions.. and how she's taken inspiration from Coco Gauff and Novak Djokovic

Daily Mail  

Earlier this US Open, Jessica Pegula did something that millions of New Yorkers do every day. Jessica Pegula's family is worth billions but she thinks fans sometimes get it wrong about her But it's easy to see where the assumptions come from. Pegula, left is seen with her family after her parents Terry and Kim bought the Buffalo Bills in …

US Open: Pegula happy to share the spotlight with fellow American hope Gauff
1 year, 3 months ago

US Open: Pegula happy to share the spotlight with fellow American hope Gauff

The Hindu  

Jessica Pegula may be the top-ranked American at the U.S. Open but the third seed says she is happy to let red-hot compatriot Coco Gauff carry some of the burden of expectation as they bid to end the country’s Grand Slam drought. World number three Pegula and number six Gauff arrived in New York having won WTA 1000 titles to …

Jessica Pegula routs Liudmila Samsonova in Montreal for third career WTA Tour title
1 year, 4 months ago

Jessica Pegula routs Liudmila Samsonova in Montreal for third career WTA Tour title

The Hindu  

Jessica Pegula routed Liudmila Samsonova 6-1, 6-0 on Sunday to win the Canadian Open for her third career WTA Tour victory. “We’re out on tour to win tournaments and to win titles every single week, but tennis can be really tough where you sometimes lose a lot,” said Pegula, the 29-year-old American seeded fourth. “I know, obviously, physically she wasn’t …

Jessica Pegula cruises into the DC Open quarterfinals
1 year, 4 months ago

Jessica Pegula cruises into the DC Open quarterfinals

Hindustan Times  

Jessica Pegula has a couple of goals this week at the DC Open: trying to earn a third career singles title and building her game leading up to the final Grand Slam of the year. The fourth-ranked women’s player in the world and tournament’s top seed shook off a slow start, beating fellow American Peyton Stearns 6-3, 6-4 Thursday to …

Wimbledon 2023: Pegula wins battle of the Americans to advance
1 year, 5 months ago

Wimbledon 2023: Pegula wins battle of the Americans to advance

The Hindu  

American fourth seed Jessica Pegula moved into the second round of Wimbledon with a hard-fought 6-2, 6-7, 6-3 win over compatriot Lauren Davis on Monday. Davis finally found her forehand power to get on the scoreboard but Pegula’s pinpoint backhand meant she never got close to breaking back. READ - Wimbledon 2023, Day 2 Order of Play: Alcaraz, Rybakina and …

Pegula thought she may quit tennis over mother’s health struggles
1 year, 10 months ago

Pegula thought she may quit tennis over mother’s health struggles

The Hindu  

World number four Jessica Pegula said she thought about ending her tennis career prematurely last year due to her mother Kim’s health issues. “Suddenly I went from, ‘Let’s celebrate top 10 in the world’ to, ‘Do I need to start thinking about my career after tennis a lot sooner than I thought?’” Pegula wrote in an essay in The Players’ …

Australian Open 2023: Jessica Pegula Powers into Quarters with 'Some Choice Words'
1 year, 11 months ago

Australian Open 2023: Jessica Pegula Powers into Quarters with 'Some Choice Words'

News 18  

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. 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 …

Discover Related