Jessica Pegula has just defeated Jil Teichmann of Switzerland, player ranked 35th in the world, with 6-3, 6-4 ratios in the semi-final to get tickets to the finals of the Madrid expansion.
This will be the first WTA 1000 final and her fourth WTA Tour Final. “Teichmann is a very hit,” Pegula said after his victory. “It was really difficult because I felt I couldn't catch up.
Perhaps when she started the first half, she was a little worried and I grasped the situation. This is really helpful, but today, it is really difficult to win. “
Thus, Pegula will meet Ons Jabeur in the final. Jabeur's No. 8 seed will also have the first time in his career in the final of a WTA 1000. In the semi-finals, Ons Jabeur defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-2, 6-3 after only 1 hour of competition.
For both players with this first time, this will be a very worthy match. The confrontation achievement between Pegula and Jabeur is 2-2, but this will be a meeting on their first clay after four previous hard matches.
Pegula won the first two meetings (in Quebec 2018 and Montréal 2018), but Jabeur won the two most recent meetings (Chicago 2021 and Dubai 2022).
Pegula is very excited with this reunion. But of course, she believed in her victory. “It shows you, if you work hard and determined, try to become better every week, you can succeed. You can reach the peak as long as you believe in that. So I think it is great for both of us.”
