There will be no all-American women’s final at the US Open on Saturday. But Jessica Pegula wants to make it an American day. Buffalo-born Pegula stormed back to defeat Karolina Muchova 1-6, 6-4, 6-2 in Thursday night’s semifinals. Jessica Pegula celebrates her victory over Karolina Muchova during her comeback in the semifinals of the US […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Jessica Pegula shook off a slow start and came back from a set and a break down at the US Open She defeated Karolina Muchova 1:6, 6:4 and 6:2 on Thursday evening to secure her first place in the Grand Slam final. The number 6 seed Pegulaa 30-year-old from New York, […]
The US Open women’s singles tournament is down to one final semifinal. No. 2 seed Aryna Sabalenka, the two-time defending champion of the Australian Open, reached her second US Open final in a row. The 26-year-old is in the best phase of her career and will try to end it with a win in Flushing […]
It is fitting that Jessica Pegula’s most important tennis match of her career in the semifinals of the US Open on Thursday evening will be played at the same time as the NFL opening game between the reigning Super Bowl champions Kansas City Chiefs and the Baltimore Ravens. This will likely mean that ESPN’s viewership […]
NEW YORK (AP) — The questions didn’t stop for Jessica Pegula: Why was she trailing 0-6 before her Grand Slam quarterfinal? US Open Matchup against No. 1 Iga Swiatek? What could Pegula do about it? Came up during her on-court interview after winning the previous round. And again at the press conference afterward. And again […]
Emma Navarro is now two wins away from her first Grand Slam title. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images) Emma Navarro overcame a 5-1 deficit in the second set of the US Open quarterfinals on Tuesday to win 6-2, 7-5 against Spaniard Paula Badosa. Navarro will reach the semifinals on Thursday. This means that the 13th-seeded […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Emma Navarro’s first career Grand Slam semifinal will come at the U.S. Open against Aryna Sabalenka, who is trying to win her second major title of the year and her third overall. Navarro, an American seeded 13th, used a stunning turnaround to win the last six games of her quarterfinal against […]
Aryna Sabalenka will play against Zheng Qinwen in the women’s quarterfinals of the US Open on Tuesday. (REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz) Aryna Sabalenka was defeated by Coco Gauff at last year’s US Open, but with Gauff out of the competition this year, Sabalenka could get her shot at the Grand Slam title. Sabalenka will face Zheng Qinwen […]
NEW YORK – Tennis fans who can’t decide who has the best chance of doing well at the US Open have company, as the final Grand Slam tournament of the year begins on Monday. Even the players themselves aren’t sure what to expect. “We’ve had people surprise us every week, every tournament, every Grand Slam […]
