American Jessica Pegula, world No. 5, suffered a stunning defeat in the second round of Wimbledon, losing to world No. 42 Wang Xinyu 6-4, 6-7(7), 6-1.
This was Wang’s third main-draw appearance at Wimbledon and her first Top 10 win.
In her on-court interview, after the match, she said: “Couple of days ago I was asking my coach, ‘When will this happen?’
“Jessica was really tough to play on grass. Her ball was super low, and I’m just really happy I won in the end.”
In her press conference, Pegula said: “Not the greatest day. I’m glad we won doubles [with Coco Gauff], but obviously it was a tough singles loss.
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The conditions were particularly, in singles and doubles, very, very tough. It was super windy, which, yeah, so I didn’t feel great today.”
When asked about her grass court season, Pegula said: “I mean, I would love to say it was good because I won a tournament [in…
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