The 2025 season wrapped up with four Americans ranked inside the WTA top 10, reflecting the growing strength of women’s tennis in the US. Coco Gauff and Madison Keys led the way with Grand Slam titles in Paris and Melbourne, while Jessica Pegula and Amanda Anisimova also put together strong campaigns. Looking deeper into the […]
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Jessica Pegula and Madison Keys agree that Iga Swiatek is the most superstitious person when it comes to her routines. During an episode of The Player’s Box Podcast, Keys, Pegula, Jennifer Brady, and Desirae Krawczyk played a rapid-fire game. One of the questions Keys asked was, “Who’s the most superstitious with routines?” Pegula did not […]
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Jessica Pegula and Madison Keys have made it clear who they think should win this year’s award. Pegula and Keys wrapped up their seasons at the WTA Finals, closing out what has been a strong year for both. Keys especially had a standout campaign, highlighted by her Australian Open title in January. Pegula also had […]
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Four U.S. women finish inside the WTA year-end top 10 for the first time since 2004. It has been a landmark season for American women’s tennis, with Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula once again at the centre of the country’s resurgence. Gauff, who first caught Roger Federer’s attention as a teenager, has only strengthened her […]
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American women’s tennis has had another strong year, with Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula among the standout performers. Gauff has come a long way since her teenage years, when she first caught the attention of Roger Federer. Since then, she has continued to make strides on the WTA Tour. Now a two-time Grand Slam champion, […]
Read MoreEarlier this year, Novak Djokovic worked with longtime rival Andy Murray, who joined his team about four months after his own retirement at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Since the partnership bore no fruit, it ended after six months. Under the Scot, Djokovic played the semifinals of the Australian Open and the final of the Miami […]
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The end of the WTA season is around the corner. The year-end championships are underway in Riyadh, and players who booked a spot in the semifinals are Aryna Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina, Jessica Pegula, and Amanda Anisimova. Unfortunately for Coco Gauff, a defeat at the hands of Sabalenka in the round robin match means her progression […]
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With their straight-sets wins on Thursday, Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula joined Amanda Anisimova and Elena Rybakina in the semifinals at the WTA Finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The top-seeded Sabalenka completed a 3-0 round-robin sweep in the Stefanie Graf Group and eliminated No. 3 seed Coco Gauff 7-6 (5), 6-2 in one hour and […]
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Coco Gauff put her disappointing WTA Finals loss to Jessica Pegula behind her, picking up a straightforward win over Jasmine Paolini. Against Pegula, Gauff’s serve was inconsistent. She finished the match with 17 double faults, though there were moments where she looked more comfortable than the stats suggested. “I think she did pretty good mentally. […]
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Jasmine Paolini is the only player from Group Steffi Graf yet to win a match. The Italian has made her second consecutive appearance in the WTA Finals. In her final round robin match, the two-time Grand Slam singles finalist will be up against Jessica Pegula, her fellow Grand Slam singles finalist. In their previous matches, […]
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Jessica Pegula couldn’t have asked for a better start at the WTA Finals in Riyadh after defeating fellow compatriot Coco Gauff in the opening match of the robin-round stage. The World No.6 produced a brilliant game, taking advantage of Gauff’s serving troubles and winning the defending champion in three sets. Pegula faced Gauff in the […]
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Day 4 of the WTA Finals in Riyadh features the Stefanie Graf Group, which means World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka and World No.3 Coco Gauff will be in action. It is a must-win match for Gauff and Jasmine Paolini, while Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula will look to strengthen their place for the semifinals. As always, we […]
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Jessica Pegula opened her WTA Finals campaign with a win over fellow American Coco Gauff, reversing the result from their last meeting. Gauff had edged Pegula in the Wuhan Open final earlier this year, and the two met again in Riyadh, adding another chapter to their growing rivalry. This time, Pegula came out on top. […]
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Both Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula have won their respective first round robin matches in the ongoing WTA Finals in Riyadh. The 54th edition of the WTA Finals got underway on November 1, while the final will be held on November 8. Sabalenka breezed past Jasmine Paolini to kick-start her campaign, while Pegula beat compatriot […]
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Coco Gauff’s ongoing issues with her serve were back in the spotlight after a three-set loss to Jessica Pegula at the WTA Finals. The American hit 17 double faults and finished the match with 75 unforced errors in her 3-6, 7-6, 2-6 defeat to Pegula. She had worked with biomechanics coach Gavin MacMillan, who previously […]
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Group Steffi Graf begins on Day 2 at the WTA Finals. World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka is scheduled to face Jasmine Paolini before defending champion Coco Gauff’s battle against her compatriot and former doubles partner Jessica Pegula. We at LWOT give our predictions and analysis in this article, but which players do you think will […]
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The 54th edition of the WTA Finals will kick off on November 1. Coco Gauff will enter the tournament as the defending champion. Last year, the American clinched her career’s first WTA Finals trophy by defeating 2024 Paris Olympics gold medalist Qinwen Zheng. The Chinese ace failed to qualify this year. Gauff, in her first […]
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The 54th edition of the WTA Finals is scheduled to start on November 1, while the final will be held on November 8. Coco Gauff will enter the tournament as the defending champion. Last year, the two-time Grand Slam singles champion defeated Qinwen Zheng to end the year-end championships for the first time in her […]
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Jessica Pegula has spoken openly about her own struggles to stay composed on court, admitting that even she loses her cool at times. Pegula’s last appearance was a loss to Coco Gauff in the Wuhan Open final, and with just the WTA Finals remaining on her schedule, she’s been using the downtime to reflect and […]
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Coco Gauff ended her impressive Asian swing on a high note, capturing the Wuhan Open title with a straight-sets victory over Jessica Pegula (6-4, 7-5). The 21-year-old American showed her trademark intensity and focus throughout the match. Despite hitting eight double faults, she used her aggressive baseline play to take control of key points and […]
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Coco Gauff sailed through the final four games of the second set to defeat fellow American Jessica Pegula 6-4, 7-5 and capture the Wuhan Open on Sunday in China. It was the first time the third-seeded Gauff and sixth-seeded Pegula — friends and former doubles partners — met in a final. Gauff needed one hour […]
Read MoreJessica Pegula has finally defeated Aryna Sabalenka after four consecutive losses. In the ongoing Wuhan Open, Pegula came from a set down to secure her career’s third win over the Belarusian after playing 11 matches. Prior to this season, Pegula had never progressed beyond the third round in Wuhan. She, in fact, never played a […]
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Coco Gauff earned her place in the final of the Wuhan Open, her third WTA 1000 final of the season after overcoming Jasmine Paolini. The World No.3 is now set to take on her fellow compatriot Jessica Pegula in the championship match, where she will look to win her second title of the season. Pegula […]
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After Aryna Sabalenka won three consecutive titles in Wuhan, we are certain to have a new champion this year in Wuhan after Jessica Pegula eliminated the world #1 today in the third set today. The final will be an all-American affair, with Pegula taking on Coco Gauff, who is yet to drop a set this […]
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Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula will square off in an All-American final on Sunday at the Wuhan Open in China. The sixth-seeded Pegula snapped No. 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka’s unbeaten streak at the WTA 1000 tournament and rallied for a 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2) victory over the Belarusian in Saturday’s first semifinal. The third-seeded Gauff […]
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Elena Rybakina’s latest loss at the Wuhan Open may have forced Jessica Pegula to make some major changes to her schedule. Aryna Sabalenka remained in control of the tournament, taking care of Rybakina in straight sets as she continued her strong play. That result puts Rybakina’s spot at the WTA Finals in jeopardy, as she […]
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The semifinals are set at the WTA Wuhan Open, and fans have two amazing matches to look forward to. The three-time defending champion and world No.1, Aryna Sabalenka, is the favorite, but Jessica Pegula will be aiming to end her streak. As always, we at LWOT will offer predictions for both matches. But who will […]
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Three more players have qualified for the 2025 WTA Finals, with two more spots up for grabs in the remaining tournaments in October. The trio of Amanda Anisimova, Madison Keys, and Jessica Pegula joins Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek, and Coco Gauff at the year-end championships. For the second year in a row, the WTA Finals […]
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No. 6 seed Jessica Pegula overcame a slow start and advanced to the Wuhan Open semifinals with a 2-6, 6-0, 6-3 win on Friday against Czech qualifier Katerina Siniakova. Pegula evened the match by pitching a 23-minute shutout in the second set and finished the comeback in one hour and 36 minutes. It was her […]
Read MoreLet’s be real here—watching the Wuhan Open quarterfinals on Friday was like witnessing two completely different sports being played. While Aryna Sabalenka was out there dismantling Elena Rybakina with the efficiency of a tennis-playing terminator, Jessica Pegula was once again putting us all through emotional torture in what can only be described as her specialty: […]
Read MoreIs there anything Jessica Pegula can’t do? On court, you can never count out the American WTA star who knows how to make a comeback from the brink of defeat. She has been at it lately. On Friday, the 2025 US Open semifinalist and World No.6 once again proved her mettle, in her seventh straight […]
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