Jessica Pegula did not wish to sugarcoat something following a WTA Finals semifinal defeat to Elena Rybakina because the world No. 5 admitted that it “sucked” to lose the best way she did.
After making it previous a tough group that featured Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff, the American tennis star additionally made a really promising begin to her semifinal conflict after taking it with a 6-4 scoreline.
Within the second set, Pegula misplaced her serve early however acquired the break again within the ninth recreation when Rybakina was serving for the match. Simply when it began to look that the American may pull of a giant comeback and get the job completed in two units, she misplaced her serve within the tenth recreation because the Kazakh managed to drive a deciding set.
Pegula then missed out on two early third-set break factors earlier than dropping her serve two instances and in the end the match.
Pegula requested how she felt after the Rybakina loss: Not nice… It sucked
“Not nice, to be sincere. It sucked. I do not know what else to say. It’s a troublesome loss. She performed rather well in some huge moments. I felt like I simply acquired a bit unfortunate with the let twine and a few pictures right here and there. However kudos to her — she performed some actually good tennis and was at all times serving effectively. On these courts, particularly along with her serve, it’s powerful when she’s getting free factors each single recreation. However regardless, I assumed I performed at a very excessive stage right this moment,” Pegula instructed Reem Abulleil of AFP.
In the identical interview, the 31-year-old famous that she nonetheless felt completely happy along with her 2025 season.
Jessica Pegula: “I really feel like I can finish this yr understanding that I grew to become a greater participant and hopefully have faith and get excited to work on some issues I do know that I wish to work on within the offseason and see if I can do the identical factor subsequent yr.”#WTAFinalsRiyadh pic.twitter.com/uTfFhlDfVq
— Reem Abulleil (@ReemAbulleil) November 7, 2025
This yr, Pegula gained Austin, Charleston and Dangerous Homburg. The American was additionally a finalist in Adelaide, Miami and Wuhan, in addition to a semifinalist on the US Open.
