Jessica Pegula secured her place in the semi-finals of the US Open after beating two-time Grand Slam singles champion Barbora Krejcikova in straight sets. In the wake of this, the American star reflected on her shocking first-round exit at the Wimbledon Championships, despite being one of the major contenders for the title.

The 31-year-old had won the Bad Homburg Open after beating Iga Swiatek in straight sets in the final, days before Wimbledon kicked off, and was among the favorites to win the grass-court Grand Slam. But she was stunned by Italy’s Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6-2, 6-3 in the first round. She just struck five winners and 24 unforced errors and was broken four times.

Pegula didn’t recover from the defeat even after a month as she won only two matches in her next thr

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