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No. 3 Jessica Pegula rallies from slow start to reach US Open fourth roundAfter easing through the first two rounds, No. 3 seed Jessica Pegula overcame her first bout of adversity with aplomb, rallying for a 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 defeat of No. 31 seed Canadian Leylah Fernandez to advance into the Round of 16 at the U.S. Open Friday in New York.,Pegula, the runner-up in the 2024 U...

U.S. Open has record prize money but pushes back on revenue-share modelThe United States Tennis Association has answered player demands for greater compensation with record-breaking prize money at the U.S. Open that starts on Sunday in Flushing, N.Y.,The creation of a new player support program and the Grand Slam Player Advisory Council also has been received positivel...

U.S. Open win could have major consequences for top womenOne of four women can leave New York on Sept. 12 as the world's top-ranked tennis player.,Two Americans -- Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula -- would have to raise the 2026 U.S. Open trophy in Arthur Ashe Stadium in order to stake their first-ever claim on that global honor.,Top-seeded and two-time defe...

Coco Gauff overwhelms Jessica Pegula to win Cincinnati Open

Coco Gauff wasted little time in asserting her dominance over Jessica Pegula on Sunday, blitzing her opponent to start both sets and cruising to a 6-2, 6-4 win in the final of the Cincinnati Open in Mason, Ohio.,It is the first title of the season for the fourth-seeded and fourth-ranked Gauff, who a...

Jessica Pegula, Coco Gauff set for all-American Cincinnati Open final

No. 3 Jessica Pegula and No. 4 Coco Gauff each won their respective semifinals Saturday to set up the first all-American women's singles championship match at the Cincinnati Open since 1970.,The duo will be just the second American women's pair to face off in the final match of the Mason, Ohio, tour...

Jessica Pegula, Iga Swiatek to meet in Cincinnati semis

Jessica Pegula continued her dominance of fellow American Amanda Anisimova on Thursday, pulling out a 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (4) win to improve to 6-0 all time in the series and advance to the semifinals of the WTA's Cincinnati Open in Mason, Ohio.,Third-seeded Pegula will take on seventh-seeded Iga Swiatek ...

Jessica Pegula outlasts Amanda Anisimova to reach Cincinnati semis

Jessica Pegula continued her dominance of fellow American Amanda Anisimova on Thursday, pulling out a 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (4) win to improve to 6-0 all time in the series and advance to the semifinals of the WTA's Cincinnati Open in Mason, Ohio.,Third-seeded Pegula won by the narrowest of margins, claimin...

Ekaterina Alexandrova upsets No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in Toronto

Russia's Ekaterina Alexandrova drew even in her WTA career matches against Aryna Sabalenka, knocking off the World No. 1 on Saturday in the fourth round of the National Bank Open in Toronto.,Alexandrova, the No. 16 seed, defeated top-seeded Sabalenka of Belarus, 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-4 in two hours, 29 mi...