Jessica Pegula reaches the Wimbledon quarterfinals after defeating fellow American Iva Jović in a three-set match. All reports describe Pegula winning 4-6, 6-3, 6-1, with Jović taking the opener before Pegula responds and takes control of the match. Multiple outlets note Pegula drops her first set, then improves her play as the match progresses, turning the contest in the middle and closing it out in the final set. Several sources characterize the match as a contrast in experience and age, with Pegula, listed as 32, using her experience to steady the match against the younger Jović. The result sends Pegula into the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the first time since 2023, with one source adding that it is her second-best Wimbledon run matching her prior quarterfinal appearance. The reporting also emphasizes that the match is played on grass and that Pegula’s ability to manage momentum and adapt after losing the first set is a key factor in her progression to the last eight.
Jessica Pegula defeats Iva Jovic to reach Wimbledon quarterfinals
Jessica Pegula reaches the Wimbledon quarterfinals after defeating fellow American Iva Jović in a three-set match. All reports describe Pegula winning 4-6, 6-3, 6-1, with Jović taking the opener befor...
- Jessica Pegula beats Iva Jović 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals.
- Pegula loses the first set but wins the next two sets.
- Both players are Americans; Jović is described as a teenager and Pegula as an older, experienced player.
- The win places Pegula in the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the second time, and the first since 2023, according to one report.
The 32-year-old showed her experience to defeat teenager Iva Jovic.
1 hour agoJessica Pegula beats compatriot Iva Jovic 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the second time.
1 hour agoFourth seed Jessica Pegula’s greater experience proved telling as she beat rising fellow American Iva Jovic 4-6 6-3 6-1 to equal her best Wimbledon run by reaching the quarter-finals for the second time on Sunday. Pegula dropped her first set of the tournament in a scrappy opener featuring seven service breaks but she raised her […]
1 hour agoTHE ALL ENGLAND CLUB, London — At 32 years old, Jessica Pegula has figured something out about playing on grass, tennis’s most specialized surface that happens to host its most important Grand Slam. She’s learned that it’s not about slicing every ball that comes her way or moving into net more than she’d like. She can do both of those things, as a clean hitter who spent a fair share of her career on the doubles court, but in years past, she’d been forcing herself to empty the toolbox simply beca
1 hour agoPegula defeated Jović after dropping the first set to move into the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the first time since 2023.
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