Marie Bouzkova achieved a notable victory over American Jessica Pegula in straight sets (6-4, 6-0) in their duel for the third round of the WTA 1000 in Cincinnati. The Czech will face her compatriot Karolina Muchova in the quarterfinals of this Western & Southern Open.
A great game to define one of the qualifiers for the quarterfinals in Cincinnati. Jessica Pegula, came as a clear favorite, not only because of her status as the third seed, but also because of how she came in her performance, with her title at the WTA 1000 in Montreal. In her debut in this contest, the American had to achieve a comeback to overcome the Italian Trevisan. By her side, Marie Bouzkova she wanted to deliver the blow after her first two matches in the tournament, with victories against the Romanian Begu and the Belgian Mertens.
Bouzkova advances to the quarterfinals
An unexpected start for the Czech tennis player, who proposed a game without mistakes but also without taking risks, and this contrasted with a totally adverse start for Pegula, who could not find the sensations neither on serve nor on the rest. Two breaks for Bouzkova gave her a convincing 4-0 lead on the scoreboard. Little by little, the American seemed to meet her tennis and she recovered one of the breaks, and she was even going to have another break ball to partially tie the story. But Bouzkova resisted and secured the first set 6-4.
Same trend for the start of the second set, with the European player getting closer to victory. After two consecutive breaks for Bouzkova herself, the difference in the numbers was 3-0, when the protagonism of the rain appeared, which had been threatening, but now in greater quantity, forcing the players to return to the locker room. After an hour break, they returned to the track, and nothing would change in development. The Czech confirmed her victory with a final twist before the storm started again.
2023-08-18 00:36:37
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