Jessica Pegula says she is pleased to collaborate with her fellow Coco Gauff to share some of the pressure of the game despite the fact that Jessica Pegula is the top-ranked American at the US Open.
A day after Gauff came back to defeat Laura Siegemund, Pegula defeated Camila Giorgi in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2. Pegula claimed she didn’t mind that her regular doubles partner was getting all the attention throughout the event.
Pegula appreciated Gauff and expressed her thoughts about the young player: “I don’t know. Maybe it’s good. Coco can take it, that pressure, not me. I don’t know. I mean, I don’t mind. She’s been winning a lot. I think she deserves a lot of that attention.”
She further added some remarks about Gauff and said: “She’s obviously very young. She’s been playing really well. She’s super electric to watch and loves the crowd and New York. No, I don’t really have a preference. Either way, I think I want to continue to win matches and do the best that I can. It’s nice that even though I’m the top American, I can’t imagine carrying a ton of pressure if it was only me. It’s nice that there are a lot of us that are doing well and that have chances to go deep here.”
Pegula at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2023
Ranked world no.3 (career-high), Pegula has a compiled 45-14 record in 2023. Pegula is now having a run at the U.S. Open where she defeated the world no.52 Camila Giorgi 6-2 6-2 and the world no.700 Patricia Maria Tig 6-3 6-1.
Jessica Pegula will take on the world no.26 Elina Svitolina in the 3rd round. Their record is 3-1
for Pegula.Pegula clinched 2 titles in 2023 in Australia and Montreal. Pegula reached the final in Doha (Qatar TotalEnergies Open).
Jessica won 4 titles in her career: all of them conquered on hard courts. (See the list of her titles)
Gauff at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2023
At the moment ranked no.6, the American has managed to achieve a compiled 40-13 win-loss record in 2023. The American is currently playing at the U.S. Open where she toppled the world no.121 Laura Siegemund 3-6 6-2 6-4 and the world no.63 Mirra Andreeva 6-3 6-2.
Coco Gauff will fight against the world no.32 Elise Mertens in the 3rd round on Friday at 7:00 pm on Arthur Ashe Stadium. Their record is 2-0 for Gauff.
Gauff has won 3 titles in 2023 in Auckland, Washington and Cincinnati.
The American won 5 titles in her career: 3 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts and 1 on indoor courts. (See the list of her titles)
Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff fought against each other 3 times. Their current head to head is 2-1 for Pegula. The last time they competed against each other, Jessica Pegula won 6-2 5-7 7-5 in the quarter in Montreal (Omnium Banque Nationale) on the 11th of August 2023.
In the video below you can watch the highlights.
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