US EditionJessica Pegula Defeats Top-Ranked Player Aryna Sabalenka to Reach Wuhan Open Final
Jessica Pegula ended Aryna Sabalenka’s 20-0 Wuhan Open streak with a comeback win and advanced to face Coco Gauff in the tournament’s first all-American final.
- Saturday's semi saw Jessica Pegula end Aryna Sabalenka's three-title reign at Wuhan with a 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 victory, snapping her perfect record.
- Down 5-2 in the deciding set, Jessica Pegula rallied and reversed match momentum as Aryna Sabalenka made 33 unforced errors.
- Coco Gauff advanced to the Wuhan final without dropping a set and conceded only 16 games across four wins, defeating Jasmine Paolini 6-4, 6-3 in Saturday's semifinals.
- Pegula's victory ensures WTA Finals qualification for a fourth consecutive year and guarantees at least �260k prize for reaching the final.
- The Sunday final pairs Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff for their seventh meeting, with Pegula leading the head-to-head record 4-2; both reached Beijing semifinals last week and the winner gains momentum into the season's final stretch.
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It has happened: Aryna Sabalenka has had to take a defeat in her 21st match in the WTA tournament of Wuhan for the first time! Thus, the US-Americans Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula play for the title at the 1000s event in Central China worth 3.22 million US dollars. Gauffs 6:4-6:3 success in the semi-final over the Italian Jasmine Paolini corresponded more to the paper form than the 2:6, 6:4, 7:6(2) of Pegula against Sabalenka.In the decisive Tie…
Jessica Pegula defeats top-ranked player Aryna Sabalenka to reach Wuhan Open final
WUHAN, China (AP) — Jessica Pegula ended top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka's winning streak at the Wuhan Open and will meet compatriot Coco Gauff in Sunday's title match. Pegula won a 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2) nail-biter to set up the all-American final and end Sabalenka's 20-match Wuhan winning streak. The sixth-ranked Pegula was down 2-5 in the final set before winning four straight games. Sabalenka then saved two match points to force the tiebreaker. Sabale…
Billionaire tennis star poised for another massive payout after dramatic Wuhan Open clash - The Mirror
Jessica Pegula is set to earn a lucrative payday at the Wuhan Open finals after defeating Aryna Sabalenka in a dramatic semi-final and she is in line to inherit a colossal wealth from her billionaire father
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