Last year, Jessica Pegula broke her Grand Slam quarterfinal curse at the US Open and made a run all the way to the final. She is now one win away from backing that run up after defeating Barbora Krejcikova 6-3, 6-3 in the quarterfinals on Tuesday afternoon on Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Pegula is now into her second Grand Slam semifinal, with both final four appearances coming at the US Open in the last two years during her career resurgence. At 31 years old, Pegula is now the third American woman to reach consecutive US Open semifinals after the age of 30, along with Serena Williams and Chris Evert, according to OptaAce.

Both Williams and evert are legends of the sport and are two of the greatest champions in the history of women's tennis, so Pegula will be thrilled to be in their compan

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