Pegula Gough: From Wimbledon’s partners to their Montreal rivals

He was Partners at the last Wimbledon tournament and just weeks later met for a place in the semi-finals in Montreal. It’s about the Americans Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff.

The fourth seed has reached the semi-finals in either of her two previous main draw appearances Open National BankIn Montreal in 2021 and Toronto in 2022. He was one step away from reaching the final either way, but lost out to the eventual champion: Camila. Georgi and Simona Halep. She became the “Quarter-Final Lady” as she appeared on this stage 25 times since the beginning of 2021 and holds a record from 11 to 13. Despite all these chances, he managed to be crowned Guadalajara 2022.

Meanwhile, the 19-year-old had a successful winning season on the hard courts that took his record to 22-5. Defending champions Oakland and Washington had already reached the quarterfinals in their previous two campaigns in this competition and had suffered defeats: Camila Giorgi in Montreal in 2021 and Simona Halep in 2022, the eventual champions.

each other? He scored 1-1 with the smile of the world number 7 a few weeks ago, in Eastbourne, to avenge a defeat in Dubai in 2022. All Montreal WTA 1000 and Toronto Masters 1000 action can be followed exclusively by ESPN and STAR+.