[4] Jessica Pegula was pushed in the first set. Fortunately, once she found her stride, she ran away to a 7-6(6), 6-1 victory over Sara Sorribes Tormo. The American will face another Spaniard in the next round. American Jessica leads their H2H 1:0; however, we know that at the majors the stats are often irrelevant. Pegula needs to maintain her focus and be consistent against Bouzas Maneiro. Which Jessica will prevail?
Embed from Getty ImagesJessica Pegula To Battle Her Namesake
Jessica Bouzas Maneiro prefers the clay, but do not be deceived. The Spaniard defeated the hard serving and hitting Dayana Yastremska in the second round. She did so with a convincing 6-2 third set. Bouzas Maneiro also defeated [27] Anastasia Potapova in straight sets in round one. Thus, despite her preferring clay, Jessica Pegula should not underestimate her game and be prepared that she may have a battle on her hands against her namesake.
Embed from Getty ImagesGauff Amongst The Other American Winners
[7] Coco Gauff was pushed right to the bitter end, and she managed to squeak out the victory by winning the third set tiebreaker. Solana Sierra was relentless, but Gauff was equally determined and gained the 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(7) victory. Claire Liu defeated Zeynep Sonmez 7-5, 6-3. [16] Iva Jovic defeated Tatjana Maria 6-1, 6-2. [17] Frances Tiafoe had a little stumble in the third set but righted himself to secure the four-set victory. Terence Atmane won the third set, but Tiafoe won the match 7-6(6), 6-1, 4-6, 6-4.
Embed from Getty Images[21] Tommy Paul had a bit of a stumble in the second set, but he still managed to escape with a straight sets victory over Soonwoo Kwon. Paul won 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-2. It was a good fight back from Michael Zheng. The first two sets went to tiebreakers, which they split. Then Zheng settled into his game to defeat Nicolas Mejia 6-7(4), 7-6(8), 6-1, 6-4. How deep can Zheng go? Next up for the American is the resurgent [3] Felix Auger-Aliassime.
American Tien Amongst Fallen Seeds
[5] Mirra Andreeva had her chances and could not capitalize. The veteran and former Wimbledon champion (2024), Barbora Krejcikova, played her brand of tennis, which kept the Russian player rattled. We know how brilliant the Czech player is in doubles, but many forget that she was ranked as high as number two in singles. Today, Andreeva found out just how good she can play on grass when she lost to her 6-4, 5-7, 4-6. It was a mental as well as physical and emotional battle for both players.
Embed from Getty Images[16] Learner Tien was hoping to go much further in the draw. Unfortunately, he ran into the often dangerous Marton Fucsovics. Fucsovics defeated Tien 6-7(6), 6-4, 7-6(4), 6-3. [31] Ignacio Buse lost to American Jensen Brooksby 2-6, 2-6, 3-6. Hopefully, the American will go deep in the draw enough to positively impact his ranking. [32] Katerina Siniakova lost her singles match against Nikola Bartunkova, 2-6, 4-6.
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