Find a way. That was the story of Jessica Pegula throughout the week in Charleston, where she moved away from the set in each of her first three matches and won three consecutive setters until Sunday’s final against Yuliia Starodubtseva. In the end, he saved his fiercest performance for when it mattered most. Pegula defeated … Read more
CHARLESTON, SC – The WTA Tour Presented by Mercedes-Benz season in the South Carolina Lowcountry will conclude on Saturday with the singles and doubles finals at the Charleston Open. Defending champion Jessica Pegula is back in the final and will face tour-ranked number one Yuliia Starodubtseva, who upset Madison Keys in dramatic fashion in Saturday’s … Read more
When Jessica Pegula came from 2-0 down to take a 4-2 lead late in the third set of her semifinal against partner Iva Jovic on Friday, Tennis Channel anchor Brett Haber said it best: “Just another day in an office with three teams.” Charleston: Details | Ruins | Instruction to play This wraps up Pegula’s … Read more
Jessica Pegula’s title defense at the Credit One Charleston Open continued to take a positive turn on Friday. For the third time in as many games this week, the No. 1 had to get out of a set down and break the third set, eventually defeating Diana Shnaider 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 in 2 hours and … Read more
It wasn’t an easy task for top seed Jessica Pegula, who didn’t make it easy, but she still proved too good against Elisabetta Cocciaretto in what could have been a huge upset at the Charleston Open. The dominant player would go on to win 1-6, 6-1, 7-6 (1) but it was clear that the first … Read more
Jessica Pegula’s title defense at the Credit One Charleston Open is alive and well, though straight play continued to elude the No. 1 seed in the third round on Thursday. Twenty-four hours after holding off Yulia Putintseva in 3 hours, 10 minutes, Pegula needed to go from 4-1 to third place to escape No. Charleston: … Read more
No. 1 seed Jessica Pegula opened her Credit One Charleston Open title defense by coming off a 3 hour, 10 minute barnburner, surviving the challenge of veteran Yulia Putintseva 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 to reach the third round. Charleston: Details | Ruins | Instruction to play In recent months, Pegula has become famous for his three-way … Read more