Tennis
Criminal Svitolina completes her performance at the US Open
American tennis player Jessica Pegula (WTA number 3) completed her performance at the US Open.
After defeating Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina in the 1/8 final, Pegula learned of her affair with compatriot Madison Keys (WTA number 17) and lost in two sets. The meeting of the US representatives lasted 1 hour and 3 minutes.
In another match of the 1/8 finals, Czech Marketa Vondrousova (No. 9 WTA) faced Peyton Stearns (No. 59 WTA) and won three sets in 2 hours 13 minutes.
US Open. 1/8 final
Madison Keys (USA, 17) – Jessica Pegula (USA, 3) – 6:1, 6:3
Peyton Stearns (USA) – Marketa Vondrousov (Czech Republic, 9) – 7:6 (7:3), 3:6, 2:6
Marketa Vondrousova will play in the quarterfinals of the US Open for the first time, and for the third time in Grand Slam tournaments overall. Recall that this year Czech won the championship at Wimbledon.
Madison Keys will reach the tenth quarterfinals in the Majors, including third at home at the US Open. Six years ago, the American had made it to the finals in New York where he lost to compatriot Sloane Stevens.
Source: Sport UA
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