Korean American tennis star Jessica Pegula has advanced to the U.S. Open women’s singles round of 16. She has won all three of her singles matches so far without dropping a set.
On Saturday, Pegula, who is the No. 6 seed, faced Spanish player Jessica Bouzas Maneiro. She won the match easily: 6-3, 6-3.
“I thought I just played solid,” Pegula said in her on-court interview, per ESPN. “I didn’t do anything crazy … bad or amazing.”
Pegula will face the no. 18 seed Diana Shnaider on Monday.
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