American Jessica Pegula, the No. 6 seed, has reached the second week of the US Open with out dropping a set, easing previous Spain’s Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 6-3, 6-3 of their first assembly Saturday.
For the reason that begin of 2021, Pegula has gained 25 matches on the hardcourt Slams, trailing solely Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek.
“I assumed I simply performed stable,” Pegula stated in her on-court interview. “I did not do something loopy … dangerous or wonderful.”
Earlier Saturday, Jasmine Paolini, a two-time Slam finalist in 2024, defeated thirtieth seed Yulia Putintseva in straight units en path to the spherical of 16, changing into the primary Italian lady to succeed in that stage of the New York main since Roberta Vinci in 2016.
Along with her 6-3, 6-4 victory, the No. 5-seeded Paolini has now reached the fourth spherical or higher in any respect 4 Slams this season, after by no means having superior previous the second spherical. For the reason that Open period started in 1968, solely two different girls have made their first 4 main spherical of 16 appearances in the identical 12 months: Christina Sandberg (1970) and Eugenie Bouchard (2014).
Paolini, the runner-up on the French Open and Wimbledon, has 18 Grand Slam match wins this season, which ranks first amongst girls.
She subsequent performs Monday towards Czechia’s Karolina Muchova, who beat Anastasia Potapova of Russia 6-4, 6-2.
Muchova has gained eight of her final 9 US Open matches after making the semifinals final 12 months, the place she misplaced to eventual champion Coco Gauff. Muchova had a 7-5 report at Flushing Meadows over her first 5 important draw appearances.
ESPN Stats & Info contributed to this report.
