Pegula defeats Kenin 7-6, 6-3
Jessica Pegula from Buffalo, New York, has been pounding the pavement this summer. She defended her title at the WTA 1000 event in Toronto (d. Anisimova) and reached the final at the WTA 1000 event in Cincinnati (l. Sabalenka). The thirty-year-old reached a career-high rank of #3 in 2022 and is currently ranked and seeded sixth.
Pegula, one of the favorites to win the final slam of the season, raised her level to subdue a worthy opponent; a fellow American and grand slam champion. Sofia Kenin, just twenty-five years of age, won the Australian Open in 2020 and in that season reached a career high of #4.
She has struggled the past several years with injuries, illness, and changes in her team and as a result, is currently ranked #54. She led the head-to-head 2-1, splitting the two hardcourt matches and prevailing on the dirt. All three went the distance, and they last competed in 2021.
Kenin has not…
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