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Yahoo
3 days ago
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Pegula battles into French Open tie with last home hope Boisson
Third seeded American Jessica Pegula next meets France's last remaining hope Lois Boisson in the fourth round of Roland Garros (Anne-Christine POUJOULAT) American third seed Jessica Pegula battled into the last 16 of the French Open on Saturday with a 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 win over Czech Marketa Vondrousova. Pegula, last year's US Open runner-up, next meets unheralded Lois Boisson, ranked 361, the last French player competing in Roland Garros. Advertisement Boisson fought through the pain to see off 138th-ranked countrywoman Elsa Jacquemot 6-3, 0-6, 7-5. Pegula, who missed the 2024 tournament at Roland Garros due to injury, is hoping to better her previous best run in Paris which was a quarter-final appearance three years ago. The 31-year-old has been boosted by her recent title win on clay in Charleston. But she was pushed hard by former Wimbledon champion Vondrousova -- a losing finalist in Roland Garros in 2019 -- now ranked 96th in the world. "Really tough today," said Pegula. "I know playing Marketa is always going to be a battle, especially I know we haven't played on clay before, but I know she's had really good results here. Advertisement "It's also super humid today. I felt like it was just a really tough match mentally and physically." After failing to create a single break point in the first set, Pegula powered back to break Vondrousova three straight times in the second, setting up a decider. The American converted all three of her breaks in the third set with a Vondrousova double-fault handing Pegula a 5-2 lead. She then watched the end of the all-French clash between Boisson and Jacquemot on Court Simonne Mathieu. "I was watching the end of the match. That was crazy," said Pegula. Boisson, 22, needed her left leg massaged between the first and second sets during the match, which last two hours and 23 minutes. Advertisement The last time a French woman recipient of a wildcard reached the round of 16 was in 2014, with Pauline Parmentier. "Obviously.. going to have some crazy support," said Pegula. "I'm pretty good at kind of zoning out. I have played in some pretty rowdy crowds. I think it will be fun. It will be cool to be a part of that." ea/nf
CNN
13-05-2025
- Sport
- CNN
Coco Gauff makes history with dominant victory over Emma Raducanu to advance to Italian Open quarterfinals
American tennis star Coco Gauff put on a dominant display as she eased past Emma Raducanu on Monday to book her spot in the Italian Open quarterfinals. The No. 4 seed dropped just three games in her convincing 6-1, 6-2 win over her British opponent in Rome, needing just 79 minutes to secure victory. In reaching the quarterfinals, the 21-year-old becomes the youngest player to reach four quarterfinals in WTA 1000 clay tournaments since the top-level events were introduced in 2009. Gauff will face world No. 7 Mirra Andreeva in the final eight on Wednesday after the 18-year-old came back to beat Clara Tauson in three sets. Gauff is showing impressive form on clay at the right time with the French Open just around the corner. The American has won eight of her last nine matches on the surface, with her only loss coming in the final of the Madrid Open to world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka. Gauff revealed after her victory over Raducanu that she has been focusing on her footwork over the last two weeks in preparation for playing at Roland Garros, and highlighted her forehand – which has been inconsistent of late – as a key factor in her win on Monday. 'I think, today, (it) was the reason why I won the match,' Gauff told reporters. 'Especially on this surface, I think I can do a lot with it.' Gauff was in control from the outset against Raducanu on Campo Centrale and never let up. She won 39 of her 59 service points and broke Raducanu's serve four times. She admitted that it has taken some time to get adjusted to playing on a different surface in Italy but feels good about where she is now. 'It still feels so slow compared to Madrid,' Gauff said, 'but I'm getting used to it with each match. I feel really happy with how I played. I think I really was the one dictating the match for the most part.' Elsewhere on Monday, Sabalenka held of a stiff challenge from Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk to book her spot in the quarterfinals, winning 6-1, 7-6 (8) in two hours and five minutes.
CNN
13-05-2025
- Sport
- CNN
Coco Gauff makes history with dominant victory over Emma Raducanu to advance to Italian Open quarterfinals
American tennis star Coco Gauff put on a dominant display as she eased past Emma Raducanu on Monday to book her spot in the Italian Open quarterfinals. The No. 4 seed dropped just three games in her convincing 6-1, 6-2 win over her British opponent in Rome, needing just 79 minutes to secure victory. In reaching the quarterfinals, the 21-year-old becomes the youngest player to reach four quarterfinals in WTA 1000 clay tournaments since the top-level events were introduced in 2009. Gauff will face world No. 7 Mirra Andreeva in the final eight on Wednesday after the 18-year-old came back to beat Clara Tauson in three sets. Gauff is showing impressive form on clay at the right time with the French Open just around the corner. The American has won eight of her last nine matches on the surface, with her only loss coming in the final of the Madrid Open to world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka. Gauff revealed after her victory over Raducanu that she has been focusing on her footwork over the last two weeks in preparation for playing at Roland Garros, and highlighted her forehand – which has been inconsistent of late – as a key factor in her win on Monday. 'I think, today, (it) was the reason why I won the match,' Gauff told reporters. 'Especially on this surface, I think I can do a lot with it.' Gauff was in control from the outset against Raducanu on Campo Centrale and never let up. She won 39 of her 59 service points and broke Raducanu's serve four times. She admitted that it has taken some time to get adjusted to playing on a different surface in Italy but feels good about where she is now. 'It still feels so slow compared to Madrid,' Gauff said, 'but I'm getting used to it with each match. I feel really happy with how I played. I think I really was the one dictating the match for the most part.' Elsewhere on Monday, Sabalenka held of a stiff challenge from Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk to book her spot in the quarterfinals, winning 6-1, 7-6 (8) in two hours and five minutes.
