Jessica Pegula dismantles Petra Kvitova to make debut in US Open quarter-finals
by Tumaini Carayol at Flushing Meadows from US news | The Guardian on (#639K8)
- No 8 seed beats multiple grand slam champion 6-3, 6-2
- US No 1 will face world No 1 Iga Swiatek in the last eight
It may not be immediately obvious from the minimal fanfare she generates compared with many of her compatriots, but Jessica Pegula is the highest ranked US tennis player, man or woman, and throughout this summer she has continued to back it up.
On Arthur Ashe Stadium against an in-form multiple grand slam champion, Pegula, the No 8 seed, took another significant step forward in her career by routinely dismantling Petra Kvitova 6-3, 6-2 to reach the US Open quarter-finals for the first time.
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