By Alberto Amalfi | @TennisNow | Tuesday September 10, 2024 Photo credit: Simon Bruty/US Open/USTA Some rivalries don’t end on the court. Jessica Pegula has proven she can beat the best in the world. That didn’t stop 2014 Wimbledon finalist Genie Bouchard from jabbing Pegula after the American lost to Aryna Sabalenka, 7-5, 7-5 in…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Saturday September 6, 2024 New York—After years of toiling in relative obscurity, late-blooming Jessica Pegula rose up the rankings to join the elite, starting in 2021. The Buffalo, NY native reached six major quarterfinals from 2021 to 2023, but she lost them all – and still wasn’t satisfied. It…
Jessica Pegula‘s stay in the top five of the WTA rankings will end at the beginning of next week, thanks to Jasmine Paolini‘s historic run at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships. Pegula has been a mainstay in that elite band for 90 consecutive weeks. She first entered the top five after reaching the 2022 US Open…
Jessica Pegula had a challenging week at the 2024 Berlin Open, but she will be looking back on it with good memories. The American started the tournament as the fourth seed, and her week got off well, when she beat Donna Vekic in the opening round. Her quarter-final match against Katerina Siniakova was then postponed…
Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula are facing a weird situation in their 2024 Berlin Open clash, as the match was suspended only four points prior to a possible conclusion. Gauff found herself in a tricky spot after Friday, when her quarter-final match against Ons Jabeur was pushed back to Saturday. Rain fell all day long…
Maria Sakkari recently hired Jessica Pegula‘s former coach, and she has now spoken about their partnership. Pegula spent the last couple of years being coached by David Witt, but that changed recently when she shockingly split with her long-time coach. The split came out of nowhere because the partnership was seemingly working really well, and…
Jessica Pegula recently split with her longtime coach, David Witt, and he’ll now start working with Maria Sakkari. The Greek player’s tennis career has been a very fascinating but also strange case of brilliance, but not enough. It might sound confusing but Sakkari has been one of the better players on the WTA Tour in…
