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September 9, 2026 9:40 AM

Pegula reaches third successive US Open semi-final, sets up Sabalenka rematch

Jessica Pegula reached the U.S. Open semifinals for a third successive year, coming from a set down to beat Emma Navarro 3-6 6-4 6-3 in an all-American clash on Tuesday. The 32-year-old will face two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka in a rematch of the 2024 final after securing her fifth straight win over her compatriot, including a victory at last month's Cincinnati Open. The clash, dubbed by American media as the "Battle of the Billionaires" because of their backgrounds, began more th...

January 30, 2026 12:59 PM

WTA backs players calls for more off-court privacy at tournaments

The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) said that calls from players for more privacy away from the court at tournaments were entirely valid after broadcasts of Coco Gauff smashing her racket following her quarter-final defeat at the Australian Open sparked intense debate. Gauff looked for a place without cameras to channel her frustrations shortly after losing to Elina Svitolina on Tuesday and was unhappy to learn that video of her striking her racket repeatedly on the floor near the match call a...

January 30, 2026 11:12 AM

Australian Open: Jessica Pegula undone by evening conditions but has no doubts about calibre

Jessica Pegula said playing her first evening session match at this year's Australian Open had thrown her off her game early in her semi-final defeat by fifth seed Elena Rybakina. The 31-year-old American arrived for the clash on Rod Laver Arena having not lost a set throughout the tournament but wilted under the lights of the showcourt on Thursday before going down fighting 6-3 7-6(7). "I've been playing every match during the day. It's playing much hotter, much faster. Getting out there it w...

January 28, 2026 4:01 PM

Jessica Pegula sees off fellow American Amanda Anisimova to reach first Australian Open semi

Jessica Pegula moved into the semi-finals of the Australian Open for the first time in her career on Wednesday, with a 6-2 7-6(1) win over fellow American and fourth seed Amanda Anisimova at Melbourne Park. The sixth seed, who exited the competition at the quarter-finals stage in 2021, 2022 and 2023, will take on Elena Rybakina for a place in Saturday's final after the Kazakh defeated Iga Swiatek earlier in the day. "It's awesome," Pegula said of her progress to the last four. "I've been able ...

September 1, 2025 10:11 AM

Alcaraz, Pegula storm through US Open fourth round

Carlos Alcaraz got the party started early on Arthur Ashe Stadium with a dazzling fourth-round win against France's Arthur Rinderknech at the U.S. Open on Sunday, while fourth seed Jessica Pegula kept her pristine run going. Second seed Alcaraz is more accustomed to Ashe's bright lights in prime time but showed he could get the dayside crowd on their feet just as well, unleashing some nifty play at the net as he beat Rinderknech 7-6(3) 6-3 6-4. "My style of tennis suits pretty well to the ener...

July 2, 2025 12:43 PM

Wimbledon: Sinner remains ice cool as Gauff, Pegula and Zverev join bonfire of seeds

World number one Jannik Sinner stayed ice cool to move serenely into the Wimbledon second round but it was a second successive day of upsets at a sizzling All England Club as a succession of seeded players crashed and burned on Tuesday. American second seed Coco Gauff, chasing a French Open-Wimbledon double after her Paris triumph, was the day's most surprising casualty, losing 7-6(3) 6-1 to Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska as the sun set on a sultry day. Gauff's compatriot Taylor Fritz, the world ...