Canada's Fernandez Out of U.S. Open After Third-Round Loss to Pegula
Pegula rallied after dropping the opening set and advanced to the fourth round in 2 hours 10 minutes.
- On Friday, American third seed Jessica Pegula defeated Canada's Leylah Fernandez in third-round action at the U.S. Open, rallying to win 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York.
- Fernandez, 23, dominated the opening set in 30 minutes with aggressive left-handed groundstrokes after a strong start at Flushing Meadows, but Pegula adjusted her game to force a decider.
- Saving early breakpoints in the third set, Pegula seized a 3-1 lead and clinched victory with a backhand volley winner on match point, ending the contest in two hours 10 minutes.
- With the victory, Pegula advances to the fourth round of the Grand Slam and will face Sorana Cirstea in the last 16 at the tournament.
- Fernandez remains active in the tournament and will team with Indonesia's Janice Tjen against Erin Routliffe of New Zealand and Aldila Sutjiadi of Indonesia in doubles second-round action on Saturday.
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Jessica Pegula, the third racket of the world and a finalist of last year's US Open, proved her class again, fighting for a place in the round of 16 after an impressive comeback against Canadian Leila Fernandez. The American started hesitantly and lost the first set 1:6 - her first set loss of this year's tournament. Fernandez, who occupies the 33rd position in the world rankings, demonstrated an aggressive game and did not leave Pegula many cha…
Quebec's Leylah Annie Fernandez leaned 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 ahead of the American Jessica Pegula in the third round of the United States Internationals on Friday.
US Open: Jessica Pegula makes comeback win, Jasmine Paolini crashes out
Jessica Pegula recovered from a set down to beat Leylah Fernandez and reach the US Open fourth round. Sorana Cirstea also advanced by knocking out Jasmine Paolini, setting up a last-16 meeting with Pegula.
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rtl.luPegula rallies to reach US Open fourth round
In a battle of former US Open finalists, Pegula defeated Fernandez 1-6, 6-4 6-3, concluding the match with a swinging backhand volley winner. Pegula said after the match she knew she was "going to have to dig deep" to turn things around after moving sluggishly in the first set. "I never feel comfortable playing her," Pegula said of Fernandez, a tricky player whose mix of hard and off-pace shots demands maximum focus. Pegula will face Sorana Cir…
The American qualified this Friday for the eighth finals of the US Open, where she will find Romanian Sorana Cirstea.
The Toronto Star
Canada’s Fernandez out of U.S. Open after third-round loss to Pegula
NEW YORK - Canada's Leylah Fernandez is out of the U.S. Open after a 1-6. 6-4, 6-3 loss to third seed Jessica Pegula of the United States in third-round action
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