Jessica Pegula Topples Emma Raducanu To Set Miami Semifinal Clash With Teenager Alexandra Eala

The seeded n ° 4 of America Jessica Pegula finished the semi-final program at the Miami Open with a 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-2 victory on British Emma Raducanu on Thursday (IST) at Hard Rock Stadium. The American qualified for her third semi-final in Miami in the past four years by exceeding the US Open 2021 champion for the second time in three career meetings. Pegula failed to seal the match in two sets after a solid Raducanu rally in the second, where she saved four section points and retaliated with a deficit of 5-2 to force an equality break. Despite medical treatments during a Miami evening, Raducanu continued to grow hard. However, an early breakdown of service in the third set gave Pegula an advance that she has never abandoned.

Raducanu’s only chance to break Pegula’s service in the final set came in the third match, was diverted by Pegula in the third match, and the American then won the last eight points to close the victory, reports WTA.

After his 19th victory of the season, Pegula will now seek his sixth WTA 1000 final in a career, but first in Miami, against the history of Cinderella Alexandra Eala, the 19 -year -old Joker from the Philippines, who shocked Iga SwiTek, world n ° 2, in other quarter -final matches on Wednesday.

Pegula won no set in none of his two previous semi-finals in Miami. In 2022, she was beaten in straight sets by Swiatek as seeded n ° 16, and a year later, was turned upside down in a two tight at the time. 10 Elena Rybakina seeds when she was sown 3, according to WTA statistics.

While Pegula is the favorite on paper against the world’s number 140, Eala, which she will not underestimate while the teenager Philippine has upset three Grand Slam winners so far in the tournament to reach her first semi-final on a career tour.