Jessica Pegula Delivers Emotional Message to American Crowd After US Open Triumph: “Never Thought I’d Be Good”

Two years in a row for Jessica Pegula! The American fourth seed delivers another brilliant performance against Barbora Krejcikova to book her place in the US Open semifinals. Last year, she reached the final but couldn’t outlast World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka. This time, though, she’s coming in with fire and focus. She looks determined to finish the job. What’s fueling her?

On Tuesday, in just 1 hour and 26 minutes, Pegula powered past Krejcikova 6-3, 6-3 on Arthur Ashe Stadium. After the match, she spoke openly about how it feels. “I don’t know. I feel like I’m just really comfortable,” she said in her post-match interview. “It’s crazy to look now and think that I’m really comfortable coming out here and playing on big courts, big matches, on the best court in the world, with the craziest crowd and against the best players. It’s pretty crazy that it’s something, 10 years ago, I never thought I’d be good at — but I guess I am.”

At 31, she’s rewriting the record books. She has become only the second player in the Open Era to reach her first two Grand Slam semifinals after turning 30. The only other to do it? Flavia Pennetta — who stormed into the 2013 US Open semifinals at age 31, then captured the title in New York two years later. Not bad company to keep, right?

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And here’s the twist. Krejcikova had won their last two meetings — at Dubai 2023 and the WTA Finals in Riyadh 2024. But on the Grand Slam stage, Jessica Pegula flips the script every time. She has beaten Krejcikova in both of their Slam battles, including that sharp 7-5, 6-2 win in the 2023 Australian Open fourth round.

And now, she’s done it again to stand tall in another semifinal! Can she go further this time? Only time will tell. Stay tuned to our Live Blog for every update!

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