Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Cori Gauff and Jessica Pegula are among the top American players who will compete in Wimbledon on Tuesday.
Serena Williams is widely considered the top favorite to win the Championships this year and finally reach her elusive 24th major. Serena will face Aliaksandra Sasnovich for the first time in her career.
Venus Williams will try to improve her grim 2-7 win-loss record in 2021. The American will face Mihaela Buzarnescu in the 1st round.
Coco Gauff is one of the players to follow during this Wimbledon. The American sensation reached the second week at the Championships in 2019 when she was only 15 years old. She will face home favorite Francesca Jones in the first round.
Jessica Pegula has a tough task ahead as she will face Caroline Garcia in the first round. Jessica has a 1-0 win-loss record against the Frenchwoman.
This is the draw.
Serena Williams in 2021
Ranked world no.8, Serena played her last match on the 6th of June when she lost to world no.20 Elena Rybakina 6-3 7-5 in the 4th round of the French Open (draw).
This season Serena has an overall 12-4 match record. Serena Williams’s most significant achievement of the current year was reaching the semifinal in Melbourne and at the Australian Open.
Venus Williams in 2021
Currently the world no.111, Venus Williams played her last match on the 1st of June when she lost to world no.36 Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-3 6-1 in the 1st round of the French Open (draw).
At the moment, during this season the American has achieved a 2-7 match record.
Serena Williams and Venus Williams fought against each other 31 times. Their current head to head is 19-12 for Serena Williams. Previously, the last time when they squared off, Serena Williams won 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the 2nd round in Lexington (The Top Seed Open) in August 2020.
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Cori Gauff in 2021
At the moment ranked no.23 (career-high), Gauff played her last match on the 23rd of June when she was defeated by world no.56 Anastasija Sevastova 4-6 7-5 6-2 in the 2nd round in Eastbourne (draw).
This year Gauff has a 28-11 record. The American conquered 1 title in Parma.
Jessica Pegula in 2021
Now ranked no.26, the American played her last match on the 22nd of June when she capitulated to world no.64 Katerina Siniakova 6-3 5-7 6-4 in the 2nd round in Bad Homburg (draw).
At the moment, during this season the American has a 26-12 win-loss record. Jessica Pegula’s most significant achievement of the current year was reaching the semifinal in Doha.
Cori Gauff and Jessica Pegula have never played each other until now in top tournaments.
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