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American tennis star Jessica Pegula revealed a surprising fact after losing against Katie Boulter in the United Cup tournament. Boulter defeated Pegula by 5-7, 6-4, and 6-4 and brought a victory for Great Britain. Now after a short off-season, Pegula revealed her true feelings about her performances at the recent tournaments.

Pegula had a moderate 2023 season. She was the quarter-finalist in the Australian Open and the Wimbledon. Despite playing well, this American tennis star became the finalist of the WTA tournament. Now after another setback at the United Cup 2024, Jessica Pegula expressed her inner feelings with the fans.

Jessica Pegula’s recent revelation sheds light on her feelings post-defeat at the United Cup 2024

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After the match, Pegula revealed her true feelings in the press conference. She said- “To be honest, I don’t feel great. I feel like I’m not really great form right now, but I’m still finding ways, I still had chances the first match. I played well today. I think my ball-striking is still good. It’s just cleaning up some errors with, like, loose points.”

Pegula further delved into her comment and pointed out where she lacked the charm to bag her first victory in this season. She said- “When I have leads, when I’m up in games, second-serve returns, stuff like that I think is what frustrated me the last couple matches because I feel like I was just giving away too many free points, which, you know, when you get in a good groove and you’re not doing that, it gets frustrating when you’re making mistakes and all that.”

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However, the world’s number three is hopeful for her upcoming tournaments. She thinks that she has identified the weak points and is willing to overcome them in the upcoming Australian Open. Pegula said- “But like I said, it felt much better the second set. I thought that was much cleaner for me. Hopefully I can just kind of build off that momentum going into AO and, you know, get some really good practice, get out there in the heat and train a bit.”

What are American tennis star Jessica Pegula’s achievements in tennis?

The world’s number-three Jessica Pegula has yet to bag her debut Grand Slam trophy. However, she has already mesmerized the tennis fraternity with her indomitable spirit and mind-blowing strokes. Pegula also became the quarter-finalist at the French Open and the US Open in 2022. This tennis star bagged her finalist position at the 2022 French Open in doubles. In the 2021 Olympics, she again held the quarter-finalist position. Despite any major wins, Pegula still caught the eye of the fraternity with her performance.

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Jessica Pegula’s defeat in the United Cup singles tournament might have given her a setback. However, this world’s number three is not willing to get sad and stop. She is hoping to rectify her weaknesses and return as a champion at the upcoming Australian Open.

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