Jessica Pegula held off a determined challenge from Ekaterina Alexandrova to move into the next round of the Wuhan Open.

The sixth seed was pushed hard by her Russian opponent before closing out the match in three sets, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3.

She will now face Katerina Siniakova in the quarter-finals as she looks to continue her strong form. Pegula is part of a deep group of American players on tour, including Coco Gauff, Madison Keys and Amanda Anisimova.

The win over Alexandrova was another sign that Pegula is becoming one of the most consistent players on the WTA Tour. She started well and broke serve early to take control of the first set.

Pegula’s powerful start

That got even better at 4-1 up when she raced away with five consecutive points from an Alexandrova break point.

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