Pegula survives Alexandrova for maiden Charleston Open final
Pegula outlasts Alexandrova 6-2, 2-6, 7-5
Jessica Pegula from Buffalo, NY, and the #1 seed battled Ekaterina Alexandrova from Chelyabinsk, Russia for a spot in the Credit One Charleston Open final. Neither had progressed to the final at the WTA 500 clay court event.
This was the American’s third consecutive semi in Charleston (2023 l. Bencic & 2024 l. Kasatkina). Pegula ranked 4th in the world defeated Alexandrova in their lone clay court encounter in Rome 2021.
Alexandrova fresh off a straight sets defeat in the quarters of world #8 and reigning Olympic gold medalist Qinwen Zheng, was into her second semifinal having reached the penultimate round in 2022 (l. Bencic). The world #26 led the head-to-head 2-1, both three-setters and on hardcourt.
Alexandrova won the toss and elected to serve. Under sunny skies and breezy conditions, the 9th seed faced a double break…
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