Players · 4 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 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,…