Pegula makes it through to the last eight without a moment's hesitation
Jesscia Pegula is gradually establishing herself as one of the leading contenders for the US Open title.
The names of Sabalenka, Gauff and Swiatek may be getting a little more credit, but the 30-year-old's form is no less remarkable.
After a prodigious August in which she won the title in Toronto and then the final in Cincinnati, the world number 6 arrived in New York with legitimate ambitions.
Pegula is not bowing to pressure, quite the contrary.
A controlled winner over Rogers (6-4, 6-3) and Kenin (7-6, 6-3), she took it up a notch again against Bouzas Maneiro, winning in just over an hour of duel play (6-3, 6-3).
With a powerful serve and exchange rate, she kept the Spaniard at bay, unable to find a solution.
For a place in the quarter-finals, she will face 18th-ranked Shnaider in the next round.
