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Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus takes a selfie with fans after beating Madison Keys of the United States in the China Open at the National Tennis Center in Beijing on Oct 2. RIYADH — Aryna Sabalenka clinched the year-end No 1 spot in the women's rankings for the first time when Iga Swiatek lost at the WTA Finals on Tuesday. The …

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Sabalenka's on top of the world

China Daily

Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus takes a selfie with fans after beating Madison Keys of the United States in the China Open at the National Tennis Center in Beijing on Oct 2. RIYADH — Aryna Sabalenka clinched the year-end No 1 spot in the women's rankings for the first time when Iga Swiatek lost at the WTA Finals on Tuesday. The …

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Sabalenka's on top of the world

China Daily

Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus takes a selfie with fans after beating Madison Keys of the United States in the China Open at the National Tennis Center in Beijing on Oct 2. RIYADH — Aryna Sabalenka clinched the year-end No 1 spot in the women's rankings for the first time when Iga Swiatek lost at the WTA Finals on Tuesday. The …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Fritz returns to the ATP top 10, and Navarro is a career-high WTA No. 8 after the US Open

Associated Press

NEW YORK — U.S. Open men’s runner-up Taylor Fritz returned to the top 10 in the ATP rankings at No. 1 — a spot he’s held since June — a day after defeating Fritz 6-3, 6-4, 7-5, and women’s champion Aryna Sabalenka stayed at No. Not like I’m checking where I’m going to be after the tournament,” Sabalenka said Saturday …

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3 months, 2 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 …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

US Open 2024: Great Britain's Jack Draper Emulates 'Icon' Andy Murray, Makes Quarterfinals

News 18

Jack Draper became the first British man since Andy Murray in 2016 to reach the quarter-finals by seeing off Tomas Machac of the Czech Republic 6-3, 6-1, 6-2. The British player hailed Murray, the former world number one and 2012 US Open champion, who retired from the sport following the Paris Olympics. Four-time French Open winner Swiatek, the 2022 champion …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Iga Swiatek blows away Samsonova, will face Jessica Pegula in US Open quarters

Hindustan Times

Jessica Pegula is back in the quarterfinals at the U.S. Open after a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Diana Shnaider on Monday, her seventh trip to that round at a Grand Slam tournament. “I feel like there’s been more pressure this year, because I did so well coming into this tournament,” said the 30-year-old Pegula, the oldest woman left in the …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

US Open: Jessica Pegula’s 7th Grand Slam quarterfinal will be against No. 1 Iga Swiatek

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Jessica Pegula is back in the quarterfinals at the U.S. Open after a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Diana Shnaider on Monday, her seventh trip to that round at a Grand Slam tournament. “I feel like there’s been more pressure this year, because I did so well coming into this tournament,” said the 30-year-old Pegula, the oldest woman …

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4 months ago

Cincinnati Open: Aryna Sabalenka overpowers American Jessica Pegula to win title

The Hindu

Aryna Sabalenka harnessed her powerful serve to subdue American Jessica Pegula 6-3, 7-5 and win the Cincinnati Open on Monday, sending a message ahead of the year’s final major in New York. The twice Australian Open champion dropped only nine points on serve and hit 10 aces as she overcame some jitters late in the second set in an otherwise …

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4 months ago

Sabalenka downs Pegula to win WTA Cincinnati Open

China Daily

Aryna Sabalenka raises the Rookwood Cup after the women's championship match of the Cincinnati Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, on August 19, 2024. CINCINNATI - Aryna Sabalenka thrust herself into US Open title contention on Monday with a 6-3, 7-5 defeat of Jessica Pegula to win the ATP/WTA Cincinnati Open. The third seed who missed …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Jessica Pegula beats Amanda Anisimova for second WTA Canada title in a row

Hindustan Times

Jessica Pegula defeated Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 in an all-American final on Monday to win the WTA Toronto Masters, becoming the event's first back-to-back champion since 2000. Jessica Pegula of the United States celebrates her victory over Amanda Anisimova of the United States in the women's singles final on the final day of the National Bank Open Sixth-ranked Pegula …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Top-seeded Coco Gauff tumbles out of National Bank Open, falling 6-4, 6-1 to Diana Shnaider

The Hindu

Top-seeded Coco Gauff tumbled out of the National Bank Open on Friday, falling 6-4, 6-1 to 14th-seeded Diana Shnaider in windy conditions at Sobeys Stadium. Preparing for her U.S. Open title defense, Gauff was broken trailing 5-4 in the first set. Earlier, defending champion Jessica Pegula beat qualifier Ashlyn Krueger 6-2, 6-4. Taylor Townsend topped fourth-seeded Jelena Ostapenko 6-2, 6-1 …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Raducanu reaches quarterfinals at Eastbourne after saving match point against Pegula

Associated Press

EASTBOURNE, England — Emma Raducanu saved a match point before beating second-seeded Jessica Pegula 4-6, 7-6, 7-5 to reach the quarterfinals of the grass-court Eastbourne International on Wednesday. Also in the second round, Britain’s Katie Boulter won 6-4, 7-5 against 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko, and fourth-seeded Madison Keys beat Anhelina Kalinina 7-6, 6-1. In men’s second-round play, there …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Charleston Open: Miami Open champion Danielle Collins wins twice to reach quarterfinals

The Hindu

Miami Open champion Danielle Collins continued an amazing run by winning two matches on Thursday, beating Ons Jabeur and Sloane Stephens to reach the quarterfinals of the rain-delayed Charleston Open. She topped Jabeur 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 in 2 hours, 3 minutes, then returned about five hours later to take out former U.S. Open champion Stephens 6-2, 6-2 in 1 hour, …

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1 year, 1 month ago

WTA Finals: No.2 Iga Swiatek Beats No.1 Aryna Sabalenka in Semis

News 18

Second-ranked Iga Swiatek defeated world number one Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 6-2 on Sunday to reach the title match of the WTA Finals, where she will face fellow unbeaten Jessica Pegula. Instead, reigning French Open champion Swiatek of Poland can claim the year-end world number one spot for the second consecutive season by defeating American Pegula in Monday’s championship match. I’m …

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1 year, 1 month ago

WTA Finals 2023: Pegula defeats Gauff to reach title match, Swiatek v Sabalenka semifinal suspended

The Hindu

Jessica Pegula beat U.S. Open champion Coco Gauff 6-2, 6-1 on Saturday to reach the title match at the WTA Finals in Cancun, Mexico, where she will next face either world number one Aryna Sabalenka or Iga Swiatek. Pegula broke at love to open the match and attacked her good friend Gauff’s serve twice more for a 5-2 lead en …

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1 year, 1 month ago

WTA Finals: Undefeated Jessica Pegula Sweeps Coco Gauff To Reach Championship Final

News 18

Unbeaten Jessica Pegula defeated US Open champion Coco Gauff 6-2, 6-1 on Saturday in an all-American semi-final to reach Sunday’s championship match at the season-ending WTA Finals. “I was just trying not to get frustrated with my serve or returns or any funky kind of points that we had and just to keep my feet moving.” The victory sent Pegula …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Swiatek, Pegula into Pan Pacific Open quarterfinals

The Hindu

Four-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek and world number four Jessica Pegula surged into the quarterfinals of the WTA Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo on Wednesday with straight-sets victories. Poland’s former world number one Swiatek beat Japan’s spirited Mai Hontama 6-4, 7-5 and faces Russia’s Veronika Kudermetova in the last eight. “I didn’t really start well,” Swiatek, the top seed …

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1 year, 3 months ago

U.S. Open 2023: Pegula, Keys into last 16

The Hindu

Jessica Pegula fought past Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 to reach the U.S. Open fourth round on Saturday and next faces compatriot Madison Keys as the American buzz continued to build heading into the second week of the year’s final Grand Slam. Not since 2002 when Pete Sampras and Serena Williams were crowned U.S. Open champions have Americans hoisted …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Pegula outlasts Svitolina at the US Open and will face fellow American Keys in the fourth round

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Jessica Pegula and Madison Keys kept noticing their names near each other in tournament draws this summer. “We were like, ‘I think the world just wants us to play,’” Pegula said. So they’ve still played only once, a victory for Pegula last year in San Diego, although the Americans sometimes hit together. “Every time I practice with …

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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 …

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1 year, 3 months ago

US Open 2023, Day 2 wrap: Carlos Alcaraz, Aryna Sabalenka, Andy Murray cruise to R2, Venus Williams out

India Today

Day 2 of the US Open 2023 took an intriguing turn as Carlos Alcaraz's bid to defend his men's singles title encountered an unexpected twist on Tuesday night. pic.twitter.com/qMbAZ3nG0g — US Open Tennis August 30, 2023 MURRAY CLOCKS 200 Meanwhile, former US Open champion Andy Murray achieved a significant milestone, securing his 200th major win on August 29. Most Grand …

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1 year, 3 months ago

US Open 2023 women’s draw: Swiatek vs Gauff, Sabalenka vs Jabeur amongst projected quarterfinals

The Hindu

1 Iga Swiatek begins her US Open title defense with an opening-round match against Sweden’s Rebecca Peterson and could face sixth-seeded American Coco Gauff in the quarterfinals, as per the draw announced on Thursday. Top half of the draw Top half of the draw, headlined by Swiatek, also has former Slam champions in Jelena Ostapenko, Petra Kvitova, Caroline Wozniacki, Victoria …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Montreal Open 2023: Jessica Pegula Stuns Top-ranked Iga Swiatek to Enter Final

News 18

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. Pegula had Swiatek under pressure in the breaker, taking a 4-2 lead, before the world number one rattled off five straight points to level the match and force …

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Sabalenka's on top of the world

Sabalenka's on top of the world

Sabalenka's on top of the world

Fritz returns to the ATP top 10, and Navarro is a career-high WTA No. 8 after the US Open

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

US Open 2024: Great Britain's Jack Draper Emulates 'Icon' Andy Murray, Makes Quarterfinals

Iga Swiatek blows away Samsonova, will face Jessica Pegula in US Open quarters

US Open: Jessica Pegula’s 7th Grand Slam quarterfinal will be against No. 1 Iga Swiatek

Cincinnati Open: Aryna Sabalenka overpowers American Jessica Pegula to win title

Sabalenka downs Pegula to win WTA Cincinnati Open

Jessica Pegula beats Amanda Anisimova for second WTA Canada title in a row

Top-seeded Coco Gauff tumbles out of National Bank Open, falling 6-4, 6-1 to Diana Shnaider

Raducanu reaches quarterfinals at Eastbourne after saving match point against Pegula

Charleston Open: Miami Open champion Danielle Collins wins twice to reach quarterfinals

WTA Finals: No.2 Iga Swiatek Beats No.1 Aryna Sabalenka in Semis

WTA Finals 2023: Pegula defeats Gauff to reach title match, Swiatek v Sabalenka semifinal suspended

WTA Finals: Undefeated Jessica Pegula Sweeps Coco Gauff To Reach Championship Final

Swiatek, Pegula into Pan Pacific Open quarterfinals

U.S. Open 2023: Pegula, Keys into last 16

Pegula outlasts Svitolina at the US Open and will face fellow American Keys in the fourth round

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

US Open 2023, Day 2 wrap: Carlos Alcaraz, Aryna Sabalenka, Andy Murray cruise to R2, Venus Williams out

US Open 2023 women’s draw: Swiatek vs Gauff, Sabalenka vs Jabeur amongst projected quarterfinals

Montreal Open 2023: Jessica Pegula Stuns Top-ranked Iga Swiatek to Enter Final