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Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula played their first grass match of the 2024 season together, but it was a loss at the 2024 Berlin Open.
The American duo didn’t get to play a lot together in 2024. It was either because of circumstances or because Pegula struggled with an injury, and because of that, their only third event together came at the WTA 500 tournament in Berlin.
Previously, Gauff teamed up with Katerina Siniakova, and together, they won the title at Roland Garros. It was the Czech player who she also had to play in Berlin, but this time around, Siniakova was on the other side of the court with her compatriot Linda Noskova.
The start of the match was solid from both teams. They were able to hold their serves easily, until the eighth game, when the American duo had the first break point of the match.
However, they weren’t able to use their chance, and immediately in the following game, they offered their opponents their first break point of the match, but the Czech duo was able to use that.
On top of that, Gauff and Pegula couldn’t use another break point, when their opponents were serving to win the opening set, and as a result, they lost the first set 4-6.
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The Czechs entered the second set much better. Siniakova and Noskova were rock-solid on their serve, while they broke both Gauff and Pegula, building an easy 4-0 lead early in the second set.
With Siniakova’s experience and Noskova’s fire power, the duo didn’t get anywhere close to losing that lead, even despite rain delay postponing the match, as they recorded a straightforward win in two sets, 6-4, 6-0.
For Gauff and Pegula the situation is less than ideal as they have only about a month left until the Olympics, where they want to play together, representing the United States, but they didn’t get to play a lot together, which this loss only made worse.
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Danielle Collins gushes over “supermodel” Jessica Pegula as fellow American stuns in new Vogue photoshoot
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Danielle Collins has expressed her admiration for Jessica Pegula’s captivating photoshoot for Vogue. Pegula basked under the sun in a couple of eye-catching pictures, flaunting the jewelry she wears on the tennis court.
Pegula recently joined her fellow players Coco Gauff, Sloane Stephens, Alexander Zverev, Andrey Rublev, Aryna Sabalenka, Naomi Osaka, Sebastian Korda and Lorenzo Musetti in posing for Vogue. The elite lineup featured in an article surveying the on-court jewelry preferences of some of the top stars of the sport.
In a stunning photoshoot, the World No. 5 posed under the sun with the strings of a tennis racket casting an artful shadow on her face as she showed off her personalized ‘Jessie’ necklace and diamond rings crafted in silver.
TrendingIn another picture, the 30-year-old flaunted her dainty stacked gold bracelets and small hoop earrings, sharing an insight into her approach to wearing jewelry while playing.
“A little layering, a little ear stack, multiple bracelets,” she told Vogue.
Jessica Pegula’s striking photoshoot caught the eye of Danielle Collins, who effusively praised her compatriot’s “supermodel” look.
“Super model @jpegula ❤️🙌🔥,” Collins commented.
On the tennis front, Jessica Pegula has commenced her grasscourt season at the Libema Open, claiming a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Aliaksandra Sasnovich in her opening match.
The American is gearing up to compete at the Wimbledon Championships after being forced to miss the European claycourt swing, including the French Open, due to injury issues.
Danielle Collins, meanwhile, is taking a well-deserved break from tour after a grueling schedule leading up to the French Open, where she was stunned by Olga Danilovic in the second round. The World No. 11 will make a return to the court at the Eastbourne International, which commences on June 24.
“Danielle Collins is just not afraid to completely be herself on the court” – Jessica Pegula
Although Jessica Pegula couldn’t take part in the French Open, she did share her insights on the draw in an appearance on NBC Sports’ podcast ‘The French Connection.’
When asked for her thoughts on Danielle Collins, Pegula raved about her compatriot’s on-court personality and expressed admiration for the World No. 11’s combative and tenacious demeanor during matches.
“Yeah, I’m a big Danielle Collins fan. I think she’s great, I think she’s entertaining. I think she’s such a great personality, especially as a woman. She’s not afraid to kind of get in your face and I think that sometimes people might get offended by that, maybe being a female, but she’s not afraid to back down,” Pegula said.
The World No. 5 also opened up about learning a lot from Collins, emphasizing that her fellow American was not afraid to express her true self on the court.
“Honestly, I feel like she kind of taught me a lot. I remember playing with her like world team tennis at the beginning and she sometimes… You got to throw a little extra drama in there and… She’s just not afraid to like completely be herself on the court,” she added.
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