{"id":1256,"date":"2022-09-05T19:46:58","date_gmt":"2022-09-05T19:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/us-open-jessica-pegula-beats-petra-kvitova-to-make-last-eight\/"},"modified":"2022-09-05T19:46:59","modified_gmt":"2022-09-05T19:46:59","slug":"us-open-jessica-pegula-beats-petra-kvitova-to-make-last-eight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/us-open-jessica-pegula-beats-petra-kvitova-to-make-last-eight\/","title":{"rendered":"US Open: Jessica Pegula beats Petra Kvitova to make last eight"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Jessica Pegula had never advanced past the third round of the US Open before this year<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/thead>\n\n\n\n
Venue:<\/strong> Flushing Meadows, New York <\/span>Dates:<\/strong> 29 August-11 September<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coverage: Daily radio commentaries across BBC Sounds and the BBC Sport website and app, with selected live text commentaries and match reports on the website and app<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

American Jessica Pegula reached the quarter-finals of the US Open for the first time with a clinical win over 21st seed Petra Kvitova.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The eighth seed won 6-3 6-2 in a rain-affected match on Arthur Ashe Stadium.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Two-time Wimbledon winner Kvitova led the second set 2-0 but Pegula won the next six games to reach a fourth Grand Slam quarter-final.<\/span><\/p>\n

She will face the winner of world number one Iga Swiatek and Jule Niemeier who face each other on Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Following that match, three-time finalist Victoria Azarenka, of Belarus, plays Czech 22nd seed Karolina Pliskova and in the night session on Ashe from 00:00 BST, Belarusian sixth seed Aryna Sabalenka faces American 19th seed Danielle Collins.<\/span><\/p>\n

Home hope shakes off nerves in blistering win<\/h3>\n

Despite reaching the last eight at this year’s Australian and French Opens, Pegula, 28, had yet to beat a seeded player at her home Grand Slam until Monday’s victory.<\/span><\/p>\n

She traded early breaks with 32-year-old Kvitova before benefiting from a series of errors on her way to taking the first set.<\/span><\/p>\n

When Kvitova looked to have wrestled back the momentum at the start of the second set, Pegula leant on home support, outclassing her opponent with six straight games.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I thought I handled my nerves really well,” she said immediately after her win.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I told myself not to get frustrated. She returns really well and it’s difficult if you’re not getting in first serves. I just really wanted to stay committed to hitting my spots.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Pegula is the daughter of Terry Pegula, an oil and gas magnate who, according to Forbes, is worth $6.7bn (\u00a35.82bn).<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2014 her family bought the <\/span>Buffalo Bills<\/span><\/a> who kickstart the NFL season against Super Bowl champions Los Angeles Rams on Thursday (01:20 BST Friday).<\/span><\/p>\n

The US Open women’s semi-finals are due to start at 00:00.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Hopefully it’s not at the same time [as a potential semi-final],” joked Pegula. <\/span><\/p>\n

“But if I’m still here playing I don’t mind missing the game.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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