Pegula, disappointed: "It was a strange match for me, I gave it to him"

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Her defeat against Anastasija Sevastova is undoubtedly one of the big surprises so far in the American tour. Despite high expectations, Jessica Pegula fell to the world number 386 in the WTA Montreal 2025. The American expected much more from herself in the Canadian tournament where she had a very positive streak.

The world number four spoke to the media in a press conference minutes after the negative result, admitting that she is not at her best tennis moment: "It was a strange match for me. I felt I had total control, and then I played a couple of terrible games."

"I gifted it to her. When you let your opponents back into the match, they can play very well. I think in the third set, she played really well, but yes, I think I was more bothered by my performance in the middle of the second set," Pegula confessed.

No excuses

"It hasn't been going very well, I don't feel like I'm playing great tennis. Sometimes yes, but I have a lot of ups and downs, I play carelessly, and I don't like that. It bothers me a lot. I'm a bit of a perfectionist, so I don't like having to say that. I need to find a way out of it and not feel sorry for myself or make excuses. I have to find a way.

I hope that in Cincinnati my main goal will be to focus on the important points and important games, because I think I am playing good enough tennis to turn these matches around, and there are moments when I string together six or seven really good games, and then it slips away."

In search of her tennis

"I felt pretty confident, knowing that I like to play here. I have always had good results. I have come to this tournament before not feeling like I was playing at my best level, and I have always been able to find a way to turn the situation around. I was hoping to win a few more rounds. That hasn't been the case, and I will have to talk to my team and find a way to get my game back. Sometimes, in tennis, nothing makes sense. Sometimes, it just doesn't matter."

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