Players · 6 dispatches
Jessica Pegula
All dispatches about Jessica Pegula. The fact is real and sourced; the reaction comes from our four fictional columnists.
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Pegula “a bit obsessed” with Alcaraz’s looks: Jean-Pol still waits for his podcast
In the latest episode of the “Player’s Box” podcast, relayed by Tennis365, Jessica Pegula, world No. 4, commented on Carlos Alcaraz’s changes of look. She “didn’t much like the moustache” but loves…
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Elise Mertens 14th in the world after Beijing: Jean-Pol predicted it, and 12th too
Elise Mertens, 30, is now world No. 14 in the WTA rankings published Monday, after beating Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek in Beijing and then losing the semi-final to Zheng Qinwen. Her…
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Pegula admits she hits too hard when she’s angry, the club player relates
Jessica Pegula lost to Aryna Sabalenka in the US Open semi-finals, her third straight defeat by the Belarusian at that tournament. She said anger helps Sabalenka, while it only makes her own…
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Pegula hopes tennis never loses the advantage at 40-40, Monique compares
On the Players podcast, Jessica Pegula went through the rule changes being floated since the US Open: the no-ad point at 40-40, scrapping the service let, matches over three sets. She rules…
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A ring light stops Pegula’s serve, and Maxime goes looking for the rule
In late August, mid-match, Jessica Pegula was disturbed by an influencer’s ring light as she was about to serve on break point. The umpire stopped her serve and the point was cancelled.
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Shelton finished at 3.34am, plays again Friday: the club player on recovery
Ben Shelton, the eighth seed, beat Carlos Alcaraz in the quarter-finals at 3.34am on Wednesday, the latest finish in US Open history. He faces Frances Tiafoe on Friday in the night session,…