Pegula stuns No.1 Swiatek at US Open

By Agence France-Presse

Sep 06, 2024 12:08 am

NEW YORK — Jessica Pegula became the fourth American to reach this year's US Open semifinals on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) by stunning world number one Iga Swiatek as Jack Draper broke through to his first Grand Slam last-four.

Pegula swept past 2022 champion and four-time French Open winner Swiatek 6-2, 6-4 to reach a maiden semifinal at the majors after falling in six quarterfinals.

MOMENTUM Jessica Pegula of the United States match point against Iga Swiatek of Poland during their women’s singles quarterfinal match on Day 10 of the 2024 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Sept. 4, 2024, in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. AFP PHOTO

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