Jessica Pegula wins 7-5, 6-4 in the third round of the Western and Southern Open as Raducanu fails to match the American No 1’s consistent quality
, a new challenge awaited Raducanu. Pegula may have none of the achievements of Raducanu’s prior opponents, but she has form. A late bloomer who has established herself inside the top 10 at the age of 28 after spending the majority of her career outside of the top 100, she is playing the best tennis of her life.
She was determined to take control, stepping inside the baseline and lasering forehands all day. Raducanu initially responded well, suffocating Pegula’s weak second serves and trying to take the initiative herself. But Pegula’s greater raw power and security off both wings was a step above and at no point did her level drop.
“She’s got, I don’t know, eight, nine years on me, so I think if I keep working and it’s great to have the exposure to these sort of opponents who have been out there for so long and doing these things day in and day out and see how they play, see how fast their ball comes,” said Raducanu.Raducanu described her week in Cincinnati as a “great step” forward, with her making the decision to simply attack more without worrying about any negative consequences.
Meanwhile, Norrie arrived in his third round match with all of the experience against the NCAA champion, Shelton, who continued a breakout summer by beating fifth seed Casper Ruud in the previous round. Norrie offered him no real opportunities, neutralising his huge, lefty serve and pinning him behind the baseline.
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