Jessica Pegula is the highest-ranked gamer left in the Australian Open major draw however highlights that Iga Swiatek and also Ons Jabeur’s leaves do not indicate actually much given that she still has to go out and also gain the title. Iga Swiatek, seeded at No 1, endured a shock Australian Open round-of-16 loss to ruling Wimbledon champ Elena Rybakina.
Meanwhile, second-seeded Jabeur was defeated by Marketa Vondrousova in the 2nd round. Pegula, that beat Barbora Krejcikova 7-5 6-2 to get to the quarterfinal, is currently the highest-seed active in the competition. “It’s a fascinating sensation, I think.
I still do not actually seem like that. I indicate, I consider the draw and also there’s still women– today, she won the French Open, you have Rybakina that won Wimbledon in 2015, you have Vika that does actually well right here, Caroline won the champions.
It does not actually seem like I’m the highest possible left, although I think that’s a trendy stat. It seems like there’s still a long ways to go, to be straightforward,” Pegula said, per tennis.com.
Pegula making progress at the Australian Open
On Sunday, Pegula saw off 2021 French Open champion Krejcikova in straight sets.
Pegula missed out on two set points in the ninth game and failed to serve out for the first set in the 10th game, but broke Krejcikova again in the 11th game and served out for the opener in the following game. In the second set, Pegula lost her serve once but broke Krejcikova three times to complete a two-set win.
“It was an actually excellent suit. I assumed it was actually high degree, very first collection specifically. Got a little difficult there attempting to close that very first laid out– had actually some established factors, an unusual factor where I, like, possibly must have relocated, however I really did not understand if she obtained it or otherwise.
I was fooling around. It’s difficult when you play a person that has a great deal of expereince, that it can turn a suit. I rejoice that I was able to battle and also win that very first collection, after that type of go on a roll from there,” Pegula mirrored. In her following suit, Pegula betsVictoria Azarenka
