Pegula survives Charleston
Jessica Pegula edged Elisabetta Cocciaretto in a tight three-set tiebreak to progress at the Charleston Open — Pegula is the defending top seed in a $2.3 million event and now draws Diana Shnaider next. (tennisuptodate.com) (sportskeeda.com)
Jessica Pegula won 1-6, 6-1, 7-6 (1) in 2 hours and 5 minutes at the Credit One Charleston Open. (wtatennis.com) Pegula trailed 4-1 in the decider and was two points from defeat at 5-4 before she closed the match by winning 11 of the final 12 points. (wtatennis.com) The victory made it Pegula’s eighth win in nine three-set matches this season and improved her 3-set record to 8–1 in 2026 (17–4 since the US Open). (wtatennis.com) The result moved Pegula into her 10th straight WTA Tour quarterfinal, her last failure to reach a tournament’s last eight coming against Magda Linette in Cincinnati in August. (wtatennis.com) Pegula holds a 2–0 head‑to‑head lead over Diana Shnaider from wins in the 2024 Toronto semifinals and the 2024 US Open fourth round, while Shnaider reached this week’s quarterfinals with a 6-3, 6-0 win over Leylah Fernandez in 1 hour 25 minutes. (wtatennis.com) Elisabetta Cocciaretto arrived in Charleston having captured her second career WTA title in Hobart in January and recorded a high‑profile upset of Coco Gauff in Doha earlier this season. (wtatennis.com 1) (wtatennis.com 2)
