Pegula unfiltered: "These are pretty ugly games".
Jessica Pegula is playing big this week.
Plunged into a season disrupted by physical problems, the American has gradually returned to an interesting level of play and is currently enjoying the perfect tournament in Toronto. Defending champion, Pegula reached the final without dropping a set.
An easy winner over Shnaider in the semi-finals (6-4, 6-3), she will now face tournament sensation Amanda Anisimova in the final.
Questioned at the press conference, the world number 6 explained that she found the overall level of tennis rather low this week: "I'd say I probably played better last year, but to be honest, it feels weird this week.
I don't feel like anyone's playing good tennis, it's been pretty ugly matches. I don't really know why.
I think we're getting back to our usual routine, with lighter balls, maybe flying a bit more, and then obviously, over the last few days, the conditions have been really tough.
It's hard to give a precise idea of how I'm playing."
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