US' Jessica Pegula celebrates after victory over Romania's Irina-Camelia Begu in their women's singles match on day nine of the Roland-Garros Open tennis tournament at the Court Suzanne-Lenglen in Paris on May 30, 2022. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP) (Photo by THOMAS SAMSON/AFP via Getty Images)
Caroline Garcia is set to face seventh seed Jessica Pegula in the Quarter-finals of the Cincinnati Masters
Jessica Pegula has had a terrific season so far, although she is yet to add a title to her cabinet. Following her run to the Australian Open quarterfinals, she made the semifinals in Miami. The American then reached the biggest final of her career at the WTA 1000 event in Madrid on clay. Pegula backed it up with a quarterfinal appearance at Roland Garros.
Pegula was stretched to three sets by rising star Marta Kostyuk in her opener. However, she managed to close out her win against reigning US Open champion Emma Raducanu in straight sets in the next round. The American made it to the semifinals in Toronto last week, suffering a three-set defeat to eventual champion Simona Halep and now she is seeking yet another berth in the last four, this time in Cincinnati.
Caroline Garcia is enjoying a season of resurgence. In the first half of the year, Garcia’s only notable performances were reaching the quarter-finals in Sydney and the semi-finals at home in Lyon. Garcia was much better on grass, winning her eighth career title at Bad Homburg, which she followed up with a fourth-round appearance at Wimbledon. She then put up decent runs in Lausanne and Palermo, where she reached the semi-finals and the quarter-finals respectively.
Garcia has looked good in Cincinnati. She got through the qualifiers and has since registered some fantastic wins in the main draw against Petra Martic, Maria Sakkari and Elise Mertens.
| Date | Saturday, 20th August |
| Court type | Hard Court |
| Watch | Tennis TV |
| Start time | 12:30 am IST |
| Venue | Lindner Family Tennis Center |
| Match details | Quarter-final |
Pegula leads Garcia 2-1 in the head-to-head. The American won their first-ever face-off in Marseille in 2012 in three sets. The two split their next two meetings, with both winning in straight sets. While Pegula came through in Wimbledon last year, Garcia turned the tables on her in Sydney earlier this year. We are predicting a win in three sets for Jessica Pegula.
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