Jessica Pegula became the second American after Coco Gauff to move into the quarter-finals of the US Open on Tuesday morning (AEST) after the eighth seed beat Czech Republic’s Petra Kvitova 6-3, 6-2.
Pegula, who will face either top seed Iga Swiatek or Jule Niemeier, is the highest-ranked American woman and the only player left in the top 10 in both singles and doubles.
Jessica Pegula after beating Petra Kvitova in the fourth round.Credit:Getty Images
She reeled off the last three games of the opening set, which ended with a double-fault by No. 21 Kvitova, and then the last six games of the fourth-round match after trailing 2-0 in the second set.
In the men’s draw, Russian Andrey Rublev downed British seventh seed Cameron Norrie 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 to move into the quarter-finals of a grand slam for the sixth time in his career.
The ninth-seeded Russian, who has never reached the semis at a major, will face either Rafa Nadal or Frances Tiafoe.
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