Playing at the US Open as an American ‘unlike anything else’ in tennis, says Jessica Pegula

Playing at the US Open as an American ‘unlike anything else’ in tennis, says Jessica Pegula

By Matias Grez, Coy Wire, CNN (CNN) — The roar of a partisan home crowd can often be enough to lift tennis players out of precarious positions and help carry them to victory. Though perhaps not quite as vociferous as the French Open crowd, fans at the US Open have earned the grand slam a reputation as arguably the loudest tournament on the ATP and WTA Tours. That’s particularly true if an American is playing at Arthur Ashe Stadium, the largest a…