Pegula Stuns Collins to Oust Defending Champion in Charleston

le 04/04/2025 à 18h15

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Less than a week after her final in Miami, Jessica Pegula secured her spot in the semifinals of the Charleston tournament this Friday. The world No. 4 had a rocky start, trailing 6-1, 2-0 against Danielle Collins, who was defending her title from last year.

With her back against the wall, Pegula turned the match around, winning thirteen of the next fourteen games to claim victory 2-6, 6-3, 6-0. For her fourth semifinal of the season on the tour, she will face either Qinwen Zheng or Ekaterina Alexandrova.

As for Collins, she is set to drop ten spots in the rankings and fall out of the Top 30 (to No. 32) on Monday.

Dernière modification le 04/04/2025 à 18h55

Pegula J • 1

Collins D • 7

Pegula Jessica

6e, 5583 points

Collins Danielle

64e, 996 points

Zheng Q • 3

Alexandrova E • 9

Charleston

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I love tennis

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why did tennis tonic void predictions on the match between Chwalinska and Huergo at the Quito tournament? The match was played to completion and on time. If TT feels the match is one sided, and of course it was, then don't put it up for prediction. This is getting irritating.

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The finals are here, and we scramble for the best finish. I've been chasing "King" all year and I was able to shrink the spread a little. Skelp is also closing the gap.

Seasons best to all the regulars in our league.

Will you all be back in the new year.?

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Steffi Graf completed a Golden Slam (not just a career Grand Slam) when she was 19. She is the only person to accomplish that, winning the four majors plus Olympic gold the same calendar year.

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