World No. 2 women's tennis player Ons Jabeur came back to beat Jessica Pegula on the morning of November 3 (Vietnam time) 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 to rise to 2nd place in the Nancy Richey group with the hope of winning a ticket to the semi-finals of the 2022 WTA Finals.
In contrast, this defeat has put Pegula at risk of being eliminated after losing 2 consecutive matches.
Pegula made an extremely impressive start to the first set, winning 6 consecutive games (3 of Jabeur's serve-breaking games), to win 6-1. However, that excitement was not maintained in set 2.
The American tennis player repeated almost everything she had done with her previous opponent, losing 3 games in set 2 and losing 3-6. The third set was longer, with a duration of up to 38 minutes. The most dramatic game 1 was when Jabeur faced a 5-point break but still successfully saved it.
Both players took advantage of their subsequent serve games, even though Pegula had two games that were all but ruled out. But in the end, the world No. 3's tennis player's score was limited to 3 games, while Jabeur won 3 consecutive games to seal the score at 6-3.
After the first set, she played very well and very fast, Jabeur said. "The balls are very difficult, very low. I know she likes to play like that. And I just need to find a way to change the rhythm and impose my own game."
Up to now, the Vietnamese tennis player has won 1, lost 1, won 3 and lost 3. For Pegula, she lost both matches, won only 1 set and lost 4 sets, finishing bottom of the table.
But there is still hope for Pegula, because after that, Aryna Sabalenka could not beat Maria Sakkari. The world-class 5-a-side tennis player quickly won the first set with a score of 6-2 in 39 minutes, but theBelarus opponent rose up to make the second set dramatic.
After losing 2 breaks early and falling 3-0, Sabalenka surprisingly won 4 consecutive games to lead 4-3. However, the fluctuations in form and concentration caused her to lose 3 consecutive matches, giving the Greek tennis player a score of 6-4.
At this time, Sakkari firmly held the top spot with 2 wins, all 4 sets. Sabalenka ranked 3rd. In the final round of congresswoman Richey, Sakkari met Jabeur, Pegula played Sabalenka.
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