Jessica Pegula attains these feats after reaching US Open semis
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Women's singles World No. 6 Jessica Pegula reached her first major semi-final after ousting No. 1 Iga Swiatek 6-2, 6-4 at the US Open. Pegula breezed past top seed Swiatek to break her duck in Grand Slam quarter-finals. She held a 0-6 record before this. Pegula is a serious contender to win her maiden Slam trophy. Here we decode the stats.
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4th American player with this record
As per Opta, Pegula is the fourth American player in the Open Era to reach the women's singles semi-finals at the Canadian, Cincinnati and US Open in a calendar year after the likes of Rosemary Casals (1970), Serena Williams (2013-15) and Sloane Stephens (2017).
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Pegula joins these players with four career wins over Swiatek
The victory over Swiatek is Pegula's fourth career win over the Pole and first since the 2023 Omnium Banque Nationale. In 10 meetings, the head-to-head record between Pegula and Swiatek is 4-6. Notably, Pegula joined Aryna Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina and Barbora Krejcikova as the only players to notch four wins over world number one star Swiatek.
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Another unique feat attained by Pegula
Pegula claimed a 21st WTA top 10 win of her career. In the past four decades, only two US players have claimed more without reaching a women's singles final at a Grand Slam - Amy Frazier (27) and Chanda Rubin (23).
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Pegula's overall Grand Slam stats and match numbers versus Swiatek
Pegula is 46-22 in terms of win-loss record at Grand Slams. She extended her tally to 17-7 at the US Open. She also owns a 7-2 record at Grand Slams this year. Pegula committed one double fault compared to her opponent's two. Pegula had a 77% win on the 1st serve and a 56% win on the second. She converted 4/8 break points.