Tag: Jessica Pegula

Wimbledon Is Finally Dry as Organizers Try to Catch up Following 3 Days of Rain

WIMBLEDON, England—Let the record reflect that the rain-logged first round of Wimbledon 2023 finally concluded at 3:23 p.m. local time on Thursday, July 6, Day 4 of the tournament, 48 hours later than originally planned, when Alexander Zverev finished off his 6–4, 7–6 (4), 7–6 (5) victory over Dutch qualifier Gijs Brouwer. Zverev was supposed…


No. 3 Seed Jessica Pegula Fights Back at Indian Wells

No. 3 seed Jessica Pegula of the United States and seventh-seeded Maria Sakkari of Greece were among those that rallied back from early deficits to avoid upsets on Sunday, March 12, in the round of 32 at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif. Pegula managed to pull off a 3–6, 6–4, 7–5 victory…


US Beats Britain to Advance to United Cup Mixed Teams Semis

SYDNEY—Frances Tiafoe beat Britain’s Daniel Evans 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 on Wednesday to move the United States into the United Cup mixed teams tournament semifinals. Tiafoe’s victory gave the Americans a 3–1 winning lead in the best-of-five Sydney City Final. The teams were scheduled to play a later mixed doubles match. It means the U.S. will…


No. 1 Swiatek, Pegula Race Into 2Nd Round | US Open Updates

NEW YORK—The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local): ___ 12:30 p.m. Top-ranked Iga Swiatek powered into the second round of the U.S. Open, beating Jasmine Paolini 6–3, 6–0. No. 8-seeded American Jessica Pegula also raced through her opening match, like Swiatek needing just more than an hour before beating Viktorija Golubic…