US Open: Jessica Pegula dominates No. 1 Iga Swiatek, punches fourth American ticket into semifinals
No. 6 seed Jessica Pegula stunned top-seeded Iga Swiatek in the US Open quarterfinals Wednesday night, punching the fourth ticket for an American into the tournament’s semifinals.
With the win, Pegula advanced to the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in her career. There, she’ll join fellow Americans Emma Navarro, Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz. She’ll face unseeded Karolína Muchová at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Thursday.
Navarro — seeded 13th — will take on No. 2 seed Aryna Sabalenka in the other women’s semifinal. Thursday’s winners will advance to Saturday’s championship match.
On the men’s side, Tiafoe and Fritz will face off in a semifinal match on Friday, guaranteeing an American berth in the championship round, a first in a Grand Slam since 2009. No. 1 seed Jannik Sinner, meanwhile, will face No. 25 seed Jack Draper in the other men’s semifinal after defeating No. 5 Daniil Medvedev 6-2, 1-6, 6-1, 6-4.
Pegula in control from the start
Pegula seized control of the first set in the opening game and didn’t let go. She won the first game on Swiatek’s serve, handing the World No. 1 her first broken serve in 26 games. Swiatek hadn’t previously been broken since her opening-round win over Kamilla Rakhimova.
