Pegula survives Alexandrova for Maiden Charleston Open Final
Pegula exceeds Alexandrova 6-2, 2-6, 7-5
Jessica Pegula from Buffalo, and #1 Seed encountered Ekaterina Alexandrova from Chelyabinsk, Russia for a place in the One Charleston Open Credit Final. Nor had it advanced in the finals in Wta 500 Clear Court event.
That was America’s third half in a row in Charleston (2023 l. Crazy & 2024 l. Casatkina). Pegula was listed 4Alexandrova defeated the world at their only clay court meeting in Rome 2021.
Alexandrova Fresh off a direct loss in the neighborhoods of the world #8 and the reign of the golden Olympic medal Qinwen Zheng, was in its second semifinal that had reached the penultimate round at 2022 (l. Bencic). World #26 directed head to head 2-1both with three locations and in the hardcourt.
Alexandrova won the casting and was chosen to serve. In sunny sky and breeze conditions, 9The seed said it faced a double resting point and Ra served as Pegula faced two deuce and two resting points still held to consolidate the rest.
Alexandrova continued to suppress the preface, but a double guilt and the slice of slice cost her the game. Pegula lost three first consecutive services and faced three deuce and two resting points before consolidating rest for 4–0.
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Alexandrova removed a foreword under the line and directed 30-15 But the cast served with a preface to Crosscourt meat and another double fault. Pegula served for the group, but faced a triple resting point and gave the break after four consecutive uninhaled errors.
Alexandrova opened the seventh with two prominent backward winners and was held 30 ABOUT 2-5. Pegula served for the set with new balls and this time reached it when its opponent marked the return.
Alexandrova served first in the second and with two consecutive aces, held for 15 and Pegula returned the favor, holding 15 to flatten with an ace up. Alexandrova struck a foreword to the intersection, but with its third double guilt faced Deuce Point and Break Point still held after two returns lost by Pegula.
1St Seed faced the resting point and deuce but kept with two winners one side. Alexandrova lost 4/6 first serves but with three spectacular precursor winners, held for 30 ABOUT 3-2. Pegula lost three first consecutive services, faced a triple resting point, and two others before serving to serve with a wrong foreword.
9The seed bestowed its fourth double fault, but with two additional broad axes, held for 30 to consolidate rest. The American who served to stay in the group donated two other first mistakes, faced the triple point and accepted it when Alexandrovo exploded a foreword under the line.
Russia served the first in the third and while it hit two scary vanguard winners, service fell with its fifth double guilt. Pegula Made 5/8 First serve, but returned the break with a mistake of error.
Alexandrova lost six first consecutive services, nine in total including a double guilt, and faced four deuces and two resting points still held! Pegula donated four forced mistakes including her first double fault and the service cast.
Alexandrovo faced the point of rest after a wrong foreword and gave back the rest when she overloaded a shaky volleyball. Pegula faced a triple resting point and fell into service after an extraordinary shape below the line by Alexandrova.
Russia faced a triple resting point, hit its fifth acen, and returned the break with its seventh double guilt. American donated its second double fault but held 30 to flattened in four with a sweet -first winner of the Shota.
Alexandrova faced two deuce and fracture points but was held for 5-4 with four wonderful winners including an in-one preface to the game of play. Pegula serving to stay in matches and with new balls made 5/6 first serves and held for 30 at the level.
Alexandrova hit her seventh ACE in addition to the four extraordinary winners of the ground hit, but fell into service after three consecutive uninformed mistakes. Pegula served for the match and a place in the final. She reached the point of the double match and turned the second with a backward background below the line.
It was a match of high interest full of winners, weather, mistakes and dramatic shifts of the moment. America’s appreciation spoke of the match tenor: “It was just a cunning match today. I mean, the conditions were really difficult. It was super windy, especially on that side, and it was very unpleasant shots, walking, just a strange situation.”
Pegula will need to serve significantly better on Sunday afternoon to secure the trophy. It won 56% first and 45% of the second service points but was more effective when he returned winning 47% first and 55% of second service return points. It saved a startling 15/21 Fracture points during conversion 7/17.
Its latest opponent is US friend Sofia Kenin who reached the final after Amanda Animova withdrew with a damaged trail 2-5 in the first set. Pegula runs head to head 3-2 including their most recent match in straights in 2024 we Step.
