Pegula Stuns Collins to Oust Defending Champion in Charleston

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.