Jessica Pegula reveals her “strong point” in the comparison to Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek
World No.3 Jessica Pegula has the most match-wins of the season 25 and has been to four finals, winning two of them.
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Jessica Pegula, Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek (via X/Charleston Open/WTA)
Jessica Pegula has been the best player on Tour this season. The American has reached five finals, won two titles, and is leading with the most match-win of the season with 25. There have been recent comparisons that she has gotten to the level of Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka. However, she believes she has a strong point over the duo.
Pegula finished the 2024 season on a high after reaching three consecutive finals. She, however, won one of them and lost two, including the US Open final. The 31-year-old started the year reaching the Adelaide International final but lost to Australian Open champion Madison Keys. The American waited until February to make him her first title at the ATX Open in Austin.
At the Miami Open, she enjoyed one of the best runs of her season and reached the final but couldn’t get past Sabalenka. Nonetheless, her unrelenting desire for titles paid off at the Charleston Open, where she claimed her second WTA title of the season and first on the clay court.
Pegula outstanding performance has made her to be compared with Sabalenka and Swiatek, who have showed more consistency than other WTA players. When asked about that at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix press conference, she revealed that she’s happy at producing great results on daily basis on the court.
I’ve even been able to break into the top five, go deep in a Grand Slam last year, and win a WTA 1000. You always think you can, but I never thought I would be able to do it consistently. When I was younger, that wasn’t my strong point. I don’t know how I’ve managed to do it. Maybe I’m very relaxed, maybe it’s my mentality; it has happened naturally. Compared to Aryna or Iga, I feel like consistency is a strong point I have. Even though I haven’t won a Grand Slam yet, I’m happy to be able to get good results week after week.
Jessica Pegula said via Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Press
Pegula will seek to continue with her splendid run of form in the Porsche Tennis tournament. It will be her debut at the prestigious WTA 500 event. She will face opposition from Sabalenka and Swiatek.
Jessica Pegula reveals why she hasn’t played in the doubles with Coco Gauff
Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff haven’t played as a pair in any doubles format this season. The duo’s last performance together was at the 2024 Paris Olympics when they represented the United States of America. Pegula revealed the reason behind not playing together during the aforementioned press conference.
Coco and I played a lot together for a couple of years, we did great, had many good results, and really incredible memories. At the same time, we were doing well in singles, so obviously, we didn’t want to play doubles as much anymore. The schedule becomes very, very tough. I have hardly played doubles this year, probably won’t play any of the Grand Slams this year in that category.
Jessica Pegula said
Gauff and Pegula won five doubles titles across the 2022 and 2023 seasons. They also made it to the French Open doubles final in 2022. The American duo appeared only in five tournaments last year and so far this year, they haven’t had any appearance.
Jessica Pegula’s chances of winning the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Jessica Pegula’s chances of winning the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix due to her experience at the tournament. Iga Swiatek is a two-time champion of the competition, while Aryna Sabalenka has been to the final three consecutive times, from 2021 to 2023. However, Pegula may prove to be the dark horse in the race for the title.
She has been the most consistent player on the court this season and has already had a smooth transition from hard to clay court, which was clearly visible at the Charleston Open. She will face Magdalena Frech or Rebecca Sramkova in the second round before a possible meeting with Mirra Andreeva in the quarter-finals.
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